Anaesthesia for a patient undergoing thoracoscopic assisted trans-hiatal oesophagectomy
Green, D.T.; Hughes, N.J.; Browne, G.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology 12(5): 483-486
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0265-0215 PMID: 8542856 Document Number: 453589
We describe the anaesthetic management of an elderly woman who underwent thoracoscopically assisted trans-hiatal oesophagectomy. One-lung ventilation with insufflation of carbon dioxide was necessary for adequate surgical access. Potential intra-operative problems included hypoxaemia during one-lung ventilation, mediastinal shift and inadvertent damage to mediastinal structures.