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Bleomycin therapy and Anaesthesia
Author(s) -
ALLEN S.C.,
RIDDELL G.S.,
BUTCHART E.G.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb08602.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bleomycin , thoracotomy , anesthesia , lung , drug , inhalation , surgery , chemotherapy , pharmacology
Summary Bleomycin is a cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of teratoma of the testis. This drug appears to sensitise the lungs so that acute lung damage occurs with concentrations of oxygen normally considered free from toxic effects. Two anaesthetics administered to the same patient undergoing thoracotomy are reported. No postoperative lung damage was produced on either occasion.