title: A rare cause of respiratory distress after transthoracic oesophagectomy.
abstract: Transthoracic oesophagectomy is a standard surgical procedure for oesophageal cancer. Because of thoracotomy and lung handling, perioperative pulmonary complications make such procedures challenging. The issues related to respiratory complications may be predicted and managed accordingly. However, we report two cases of respiratory compromise caused due to a peculiar iatrogenic component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Palliative Care, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Palliative Care, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Palliative Care, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sachidanand Jee
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bharati
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Palliative Care, Dr. BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nishkarsh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Air leak; neck drain; pneumothorax; respiratory distress; transthoracic oesophagectomy