title: Acute respiratory alkalosis occurring after endoscopic third ventriculostomy -A case report-.
abstract: An endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed in a 55-year-old man with an obstructive hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. The vital signs and laboratory studies upon admission were within the normal limits. Anesthesia was maintained with nitrous oxide in oxygen and 6% desflurane. The patient received irrigation with approximately 3,000 ml normal saline during the procedure. Anesthesia and operation were uneventful. However, he developed postoperative hyperventilation in the recovery room, and arterial blood gas analysis revealed acute respiratory alkalosis. We report a rare respiratory alkalosis that occurred after an endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hui-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Ju-Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Jae-Gak
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Il-Woo
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Seong-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ok
authors.forename: Heon-Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chung