Severe Hypercapnia Occurred by Anesthetized Child with Treated Bronchitis during an Operation for Bilateral Hutch's Diverticulum of Bladder: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

ABSTRACT

A 23-month-old male patient with treated bronchitis underwent a surgery for the repair of bilateral Hutch's diverticulum of bladder under general anesthesia. He treated bronchitis during 2 weeks since 3 weeks before operation. Arriving operating room, he had mild coughing with sputum. During anesthesia, he was well ventilated but endotracheal secretion was profuse. At ABGA of 2 hours after starting anesthesia, severe hypercapnea(PaCO2 190.2 mmHg) and severe acidosis(PH 6.746) were checked. Active treatment was done by suction of endotracheal secretion, hyperventilation, PEEP(5~10 cmH2O), increasing fresh gas flow rate(3.6 L/min --> 7 L/min), and administration of sodium bicarbonate, orciprenaline sulfate and methyl- prednisolone. After 3 hours of treatment, ABGA was normalized and symptoms including wheezing were relieved.