Acute respiratory alkalosis occurring after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S194
- Author:
Hui Jin SUNG
1
;
Ju Tae SOHN
;
Jae Gak KIM
;
Il Woo SHIN
;
Seong Ho OK
;
Heon Keun LEE
;
Young Kyun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Institutes of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. jtsohn@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute respiratory alkalosis;
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- MeSH:
Alkalosis, Respiratory;
Anesthesia;
Blood Gas Analysis;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Hyperventilation;
Isoflurane;
Middle Aged;
Nitrous Oxide;
Oxygen;
Recovery Room;
Ventriculostomy;
Vital Signs
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(Suppl):S194-S196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed in a 55-year-old man with an obstructive hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. The vital signs and laboratory studies upon admission were within the normal limits. Anesthesia was maintained with nitrous oxide in oxygen and 6% desflurane. The patient received irrigation with approximately 3,000 ml normal saline during the procedure. Anesthesia and operation were uneventful. However, he developed postoperative hyperventilation in the recovery room, and arterial blood gas analysis revealed acute respiratory alkalosis. We report a rare respiratory alkalosis that occurred after an endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
