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KMID : 0356920100590020099
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010 Volume.59 No. 2 p.99 ~ p.103
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Anesthetic management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in pediatric patients: the issue of safety in infant and younger children
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Byon Hyo-Jin
Lee Ji-Won
Kim Jong-Kuk
Kim Jin-Tae
Kim Young-Tae
Kim Hee-Soo
Lee Sang-Chul
Kim Chong-Sung
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the safety issues concerning anesthetic management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in pediatric patients.
Methods: The medical records of 52 pediatric patients undergoing VATS using general anesthesia and one-lung ventilation (OLV) were reviewed. OLV was achieved with a Fogarty catheter (n = 23) or endobronchial intubation (n = 7) in patients < 10 years of age (group Y, n = 30), and using a double-lumen tube (n = 19) or a univent (n = 3) in children aged between 10 and 16 years of age (group O, n = 22). Hypoxemia, hypercarbia, the difference between ETCO2 and PaCO2, and the effect of CO2 insufflation were assessed.
Results: A decrease in SpO2 less than 90% was observed in 40% of the group Y, compared to none of the group O (P < 0.05). A hypercarbia (ETCO2 > 50 mmHg) was observed more frequently in group Y (40%) than in group O (0%; P < 0.05). The difference between the ETCO2 and PaCO2 was 10.4 ± 8.9 mmHg in group Y and 4.6 ± 3.9 mmHg in group O (P < 0.05). Hypercarbia and acidosis occurred more frequently in patients with CO2 insufflation than those without insufflation in group Y.
Conclusions: Although the anesthesia for VATS in pediatric patients was successfully accomplished, the infants and younger children presented with more intra-operative problems when compared with older children. The anesthetic management for VATS in infants and younger children requires careful and vigilant monitoring.
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KEYWORD
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Children, One lung ventilation, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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