Tracheal intubation via esophagus in a patient with congenital tracheoesophageal fistula : A case report / 대한마취과학회지

H type of congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is rare, occurring approximately once in 100,000 births. The presentation of this anomaly in adults is indeed uncommon. We report a case of a 47-year-old male with congenital TEF dectected during epidural hematoma removal under general anesthesia. Intermittent disappearance of normal capnography, bubbling sound at substernal area, and air leakage at oral cavity observed during manually assisted ventilation, especially during inspiration. We observed a H-type of TEF and tracheal intubation via esophagus in chest CT after operation.

Cardiovascular and respiratory changes in children during diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: Information concerning the cardiopulmonary effects of pneumoperitoneum in children is lacking. METHODS: Twenty eight patients were assigned to receive diagnostic laparoscopy (n = 12) or laparoscopic surgery (n = 16). Before insufflation of CO2, tidal volume was set at 10 ml/kg and respiratory rate was adjusted to achieve an end-tidal CO2 (P(ET)CO2) of 30-35 mmHg. Abdominal pressure was maintained at 10-15 mmHg by a CO2 insufflator. We measured the changes of systolic arterial pressure (SAP), heart rate (HR), P(ET)CO2 and peak airway pressure (PAP) at 5 min before (control value) and after CO2 insufflation and 5 min after CO2 deflation. RESULTS: SAP and PAP were increased significantly after pnemoperitoneum compared with the control both in diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery (P < 0.05). P(ET)CO2 was increased significantly after pneumoperitoneum and after CO2 deflation in laparoscopic surgery compared with the control and also with diagnostic laparoscopy (P < 0.05). Driving pressure (the difference between peak airway pressure and abdominal pressure) was increased significantly after pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic surgery compared with diagnostic laparoscopy (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: SAP, PAP and P(ET)CO2 increases during diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery, but this effect appears to be of smaller magnitude in diagnostic laparoscopy compared to laparoscopic surgery. We found that these changes had no clinically deleterious effects in healthy children.

Anesthetic Experience in a Patient with Goldenhar Syndrome: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Goldenhar syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of hemicraniofacial and vertebral defects related to the abnormal development of the first and second branchial arches. In some infants, congenital heart disease, and pulmonary and renal defects are also present. Goldenhar syndrome commonly involves an airway which is difficult to manage. Tracheal intubation may be difficult due to a combination of retrognathia, micrognathia, mandibular hypoplasia, palatal defects and vertebral abnormities. We experienced the anesthetic management of an 8-month-old boy with Goldenhar syndrome who received excision and biopsy for conjunctival dermoid and ureteral reimplantation for vesicoureteral reflux under general anesthesia. Airway management, with thiopental, rocuronium and sevoflurane, and tracheal intubation were accomplished successfully in the patient. Surgery was performed uneventfully and the patient was discharged without complication.