title: CT-guided lung biopsies in children: anesthesia management and complications.
abstract: We describe the anesthetic management of three children who underwent CT-guided lung biopsies and the complications associated with the procedure. We discuss the likely causes and recommend steps that would help decrease the risk of these complications during such a procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. dranjujohn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anju Anne
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bendon
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korula
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology