Radiofrequency ablation of lung tumours with the patient under thoracic epidural anaesthesia.
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.
Pouliquen
Cassiopée
C
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Regional Cancer Centre, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
Kabbani
Youssef
Y
Saignac
Pierre
P
Gékière
Jean-Pierre
JP
Palussière
Jean
J
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
D010100:Oxygen