Single lung ventilation in a young child for repair of coarctation of aorta.
Single lung ventilation in small children is extremely challenging. In this case, a paediatric bronchial blocker was successfully inserted in a 19-month-old child to provide single lung ventilation using a modified insertion technique. It provided excellent working conditions during thoracotomy and our method of insertion may help in reducing the cost.
Hamid
Mohammad
M
Department of Anaesthesia, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. mohammad.hamid@aku.edu
Khan
Mansoor Ahmed
MA
Amanullah
Muneer
M
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*