Case Report

One Lung Ventilation in a Case Performed Mitral Valve Replacement with Right Thoracotomy

10.5222/JTAICS.2011.265

  • Aslı Demir
  • Büşra Tezcan
  • Bilfer Özsu
  • Garip Altıntaş
  • Mehmet Ali Özatik
  • Özcan Erdemli

Received Date: 01.03.2010 Accepted Date: 09.06.2010 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2011;39(5):265-270

One lung ventilation to apply the use of bronchial blockers, often preferred as an alternative to double lumen tube shown, during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Because she had bypass with median sternotomy, mitral valve replacement achieved by thoracotomy incission and in this case the provide of one lung ventilation with bronchial blocker has been used. A lot of co-existant disease, advanced age, previous operations, the patients with successful anesthesia and surgical management can be considered risky with a planned operation was completed with the healing.

Keywords: One lung ventilation, bronchial blocker, open heart surgery