Open AccessSelective lobar blockade in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: A technical advantage in patients with low respiratory reserve that precludes one-lung ventilation
Author(s) -
Dharmesh Radheshyam Agrawal,
Sathyaki Nambala,
Arul Fartado
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.185560
Subject(s) - medicine , supine position , thoracotomy , oxygenation , ventilation (architecture) , lung , bypass grafting , artery , cardiology , blockade , anesthesia , surgery , mechanical engineering , receptor , engineering
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery/coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) is performed through a small 2 inch left thoracotomy incision. Lung isolation is must during MICS CABG. Oxygenation with one-lung ventilation can be difficult, especially during supine position. We report a case of a 53-year-old male patient who underwent MICS CABG with the selective lobar blockade.