title: Anesthetic management of nephrectomy in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.
abstract: Nephrectomies are usually performed under general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia and rarely under regional anesthesia alone. We report the management of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax undergoing nephrectomy under regional anesthesia alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: mcbsanthu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mysore Chandramouli Basappaji
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Santhosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat Pai
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: Anestesia por condução; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica; Nefrectomia; Nephrectomy; Pneumothorax; Pneumotórax; Regional anesthesia