Open AccessCongenital lobar emphysema in neonates: Anaesthetic challenges
Author(s) -
Mridu Paban Nath,
Sachin Gupta,
Ashish Kumar,
Anulekha Chakrabarty
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.82688
Subject(s) - congenital lobar emphysema , medicine , respiratory distress , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , general anaesthesia , general anaesthetic , dilemma , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , engineering
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a potentially reversible, though possibly life-threatening, cause of respiratory distress in the neonate. It poses dilemma in diagnosis and management. We are presenting a 6-week-old baby who presented with a sudden onset of respiratory distress related to CLE affecting the left upper lobe. Lobectomy was performed under general anaesthesia with one lung ventilation. The details of anaesthetic challenges and management are described here.