BJA Advance Access originally published online on June 17, 2005
British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005 95(2):240-242; doi:10.1093/bja/aei171
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CASE REPORT |
Anaesthetic management of a neonate with congenital cyst adenoid malformation
Jackson Rees Department of Anaesthesia, The Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
* Corresponding authors. E-mail: steve.roberts{at}rlc.nhs.uk, umavelu18{at}aol.com
We report the anaesthetic management of a male neonate with congenital cyst adenoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung who underwent thoracotomy for resection of CCAM 24 h after birth and again at 24 days. The initial operation involved a 10-day admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) requiring ventilation, and was complicated by a pneumothorax. This report concentrates on the anaesthetic management for the second thoracotomy. The combination of intra-operative remifentanil infusion and the use of ultrasound to confirm correct placement of epidural catheter allowed on-table tracheal extubation and a shorter stay in PICU. The use of one-lung ventilation (OLV) allowed for better surgical access and enabled complete resection of the lesion.