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KMID : 1155520110060010063
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Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2011 Volume.6 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.66
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Delayed hypoxemia due to endobronchial intubation as a result of positioning the patient under general anesthesia: A case report
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Oh Sae-Cheol
Chung Ji-Hyun
Lee Sang-Mook
Chung Kyu-Don
Cho Hyun-Sook
Han Yun-Joung
Kang Byung-Gil
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Abstract
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Undetected endobronchial intubation during general anesthesia can cause serious complications. However, it is very difficult to determine the exact location of the endotracheal tube when it is positioned in the middle of the trachea. We experienced a patient who showed hypoxia caused by the positioning of the endobronchial tube. We think that the tube might have been advanced from the upper part of the carina into the right main bronchus while the neck was being flexed by the neurosurgeon for achieving better surgical exposure.
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KEYWORD
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Endobronchial intubation, Hypoxemia, Neck flexion, Surgical position
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