Point-of-care lung ultrasound to evaluate lung isolation during one-lung ventilation in children: A case report

Yoshikazu Yamaguchi; Alok Moharir; Candice Burrier; Joseph D Tobias

doi:10.4103/sja.SJA_115_19

Point-of-care lung ultrasound to evaluate lung isolation during one-lung ventilation in children: A case report

Saudi J Anaesth. 2019 Jul-Sep;13(3):243-245. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_115_19.

Authors

Yoshikazu Yamaguchi¹, Alok Moharir^{1

2}, Candice Burrier^{1

2}, Joseph D Tobias^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
² Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.

Abstract

Minimally invasive thoracic surgical techniques require effective lung separation using one-lung ventilation (OLV). Verification of lung isolation may be confirmed by auscultation, visual confirmation using fiberoptic bronchoscopy, or more recently, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). We describe anecdotal experience with POCUS to guide OLV during robotic-assisted thoracic surgery in a child. Techniques to confirm thoracic separation are reviewed and potential advantages of POCUS discussed.

Keywords: One-lung ventilation; point-of-care ultrasound; thoracic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports