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Extraluminal Placement of a Bronchial Blocker Compared with Carbon Dioxide Artificial Pneumothorax in Infants
Jing Wang1,2,3,4, Wen-Peng Xie1,2,3,4, Yu-Qing Lei1,2,3,4
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Objective:
To investigate the safety and effectiveness of extraluminal placement of a bronchial blocker compared with carbon dioxide (CO2) artificial pneumothorax in infants undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Methods:
The study involved 33 infants (group A) who underwent one-lung ventilation (OLV) with extraluminal placement of a bronchial blocker and 35 other infants (group B) who underwent CO2 artificial pneumothorax. Clinical characteristics, the degree of lung collapse, and complications were compared.
Results:
The degree of lung collapse in group A was significantly higher than that in group B at T2 and T3. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) of group B was significantly lower than that of group A at 10 min and 30 min after OLV. The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) of group B was significantly higher than that of group A at 30 min after OLV. The incidence of hypotension in group B was higher than that in group A.
Conclusion:
Compared with CO2 artificial pneumothorax, extraluminal placement of a bronchial blocker is associated with a better degree of lung collapse, fewer episodes of hypotension, and lower PaCO2 accumulation during OLV in infants undergoing VATS.
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