Anesthetic Experience with Two Cases of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia .

Author: II Soo KYUN ¹ ; Moo Kil PARK ; Jung Ung LEE
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1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kyungpook National University, College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
MeSH: Anesthesia; Anesthesia, General; Female; Hernia; Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*; Humans; Oxygen; Ventilation
From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1973;6(2):91-96
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: The authors have experienced two cases of general anesthesia for repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Both patients were female (1 year 5 months and 8 months of age) and had left sided Bochdalek hernia. Anesthesia was maintained with halothane-oxygen using nonrebreathing system with Ruben valve, and the patients tolerated the whole procedure very well. The importance of maintaining adequate ventilation with high concentrations of oxygen and avoiding abdominal distension has been stressed.