title: Spinal anesthesia for nonpulmonary surgery in a lung transplant recipient.
abstract: The anesthetic implications for patients requiring anesthesia for surgery after lung transplantation have not been thoroughly studied. The use of spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy has been well described. This case demonstrates the use of spinal anesthesia for lumbar laminectomy in a patient who had previously undergone a bilateral lung transplantation. Spinal anesthesia was used to minimize the risk of respiratory complications such as aspiration, atelectasis, and pneumonia that may be associated with administration of a general anesthetic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Faberowski
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mahla
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gravenstein
mesh_terms: D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008168:Lung; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013748:Tetracaine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D013748:Tetracaine