Aspiration pneumonia during general anesthesia induction after esophagectomy: A case report.

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Aspiration pneumonia during general anesthesia induction after esophagectomy: A case report. Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... Related Articles Aspiration pneumonia during general anesthesia induction after esophagectomy: A case report. World J Clin Cases. 2020 Nov 06;8(21):5409-5414 Authors: Tang JX, Wang L, Nian WQ, Tang WY, Xiao JY, Tang XX, Liu HL Abstract BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system. At present, surgery is the most important treatment strategy. After esophagectomy and gastric esophagoplasty, the patients are prone to regurgitation. However, these patients currently do not receive much attention, especially from anesthesiologists. CASE SUMMARY: A 55-year-old woman was scheduled for right lower lung lobectomy. The patient had undergone radical surgery for esophageal cancer under general anesthesia 6 mo prior. Although the patient had fasted for > 17 h, unexpected aspiration still occurred during induction of general anesthesia. Throughout the operation, oxygen saturation was 98%-100%, but the airway pressure was high (35 cmH2O at double lung ventilation). The patient was sent to the intensive care unit after surgery. Bedside chest radiography was performed, which showed exudative lesions in both lungs compared with the preoperative image. After surgery, antibiotics were given to prevent lung infection. On day 2 in the intensive care unit, the patient was extubated and discharged on postoperative day 7 without complications related to aspiration pneumonia. CONCLUSION: After esophagectomy, patients are prone to regurgitation. We recommend nasogastric tube placement followed by rapid sequence induction or conscious intubation. PMID: 33269277 [PubMed] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.