Severe hypoxemia and hypotension during general anesthesia of a patient with an anterior mediastinal mass: A case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
;
: 754-757, 2009.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-212850
ABSTRACT
Mediastinal masses may cause compression of vital structures such as major airways, the superior vena cava and, rarely, the pulmonary artery. The latter could cause cardiorespiratory compromise during or after induction of general anesthesia. We observed a case of a 45-year-old woman with an anterior mediastinal mass that caused severe hypoxemia and hypotension during sternotomy for mass resection, probably by pulmonary artery compression. Immediately upon opening the chest to relieve pulmonary artery compression, oxygen saturation and blood pressure returned to normal. Therefore, we suggest that unexpected hypoxemia and hypotension in a patient with a mediastinal mass can be due to pulmonary artery compression.
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Main subject:
Oxygen
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Pulmonary Artery
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Thorax
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Vena Cava, Superior
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Blood Pressure
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Sternotomy
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Hypotension
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Anesthesia, General
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Hypoxia
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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