Age 107, hepatobiliary surgery and thoracic epidural anesthesia: a successful experience.

Abstract

The anesthesia management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in upper abdominal surgery is fairly difficult. The application of general anesthesia includes post-operative pulmonary and cardiac complications. We aim to share our experience of a good alternative to general anesthesia in a stage four COPD geriatric patient with thoracic epidural block.

Keywords

• Upper abdominal surgery,epidural anesthesia

107 yaş, hepatobilier cerrahi ve torakal epidural anestezi: başarılı bir deneyim.

Abstract

Üst abdominal cerrahide kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı (KOAH)’lı hastaların anestezi yönetimi oldukça zordur. Genel anestezi uygulaması postoperatif pulmoner ve kardiyak komplikasyonları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Biz bu yazımızda genel anesteziye iyi bir alternatif amacıyla Evre 4 KOAH geriatrik hastada sedasyon eşliğinde torakal epidural anestezi deneyimimizi paylaşmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Üst abdominal cerrahi,epidural anestezi

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