title: Anesthetic implications of traumatic pulmonary hernia repair.
abstract: Traumatic pulmonary herniation involves the protrusion of lung parenchyma beyond the normal borders of the thoracic cage through a defect in the musculoskeletal wall. Anesthetic management involves airway protection, lung isolation, and avoidance of distension of the herniated segment. We report the successful anesthetic management during surgical management of pulmonary herniation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mfitzsimons@partners.org
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fitzsimons
authors.forename: Keith H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peralta
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001279:Atracurium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D010880:Piperidines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077208:Remifentanil; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D001279:Atracurium; D000077208:Remifentanil; C101584:cisatracurium; D015742:Propofol