Airway Obstruction due to Mucous Plug During General Inhalation Anesthesia with Double Lumen Endobronchial Tube: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1997.32.1.127
- Author:
Mun Ok LEE
1
;
Hyeon Kil CHOI
;
Young Saeng KIM
;
Sung Du CHO
;
Nam Woen SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Airway mucous plug;
obstruction;
Anesthesia;
general
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction*;
Anesthesia;
Anesthesia, Inhalation*;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Inhalation*;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Pneumonectomy;
Suction
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1997;32(1):127-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute airway obstruction during endotracheal anesthesia is embarrassing and critical situation which requires early diagnosis and immediate management. A 57-year-old man was scheduled for right pneumonectomy for a destroyed lung by fibroatelectatic changes and pleural calcification of right lung. We experienced high arterial PCO2 and inspiratory resistance during Left - Sided Double Lumen Endobronchial anesthesia in the left decubitus position. We exchanged tube after failure of suction and found airway obstruction due to mucous plug attached to the bevel of the endobronchial lumen.
