title: Radiofrequency ablation of lung tumours with the patient under thoracic epidural anaesthesia.
abstract: Radiofrequency ablation of lung tumours is a curative technique that is newly considered being offered to nonsurgical patients. It is of major interest because it enables local destruction of the tumour without surgery and spares healthy parenchyma. However, some patients have previous serious respiratory failure, thus ruling out mechanical ventilation. To operate with the patient under thoracic epidural is an answer to this problem. Our experience shows that the procedure is able to be performed completely without converting to general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Regional Cancer Centre, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Cassiopée
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pouliquen
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kabbani
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saignac
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gékière
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palussière
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen