Anesthetic management of nephrectomy in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
oleh: Mysore Chandramouli Basappaji Santhosh, Rohini Bhat Pai, Raghavendra P. Rao
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| Diterbitkan: | Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
Deskripsi
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.