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- P Hilbert, K-P Litwinenko, B Niemann, and K zur Nieden.
- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin, BG-Kliniken Bergmannstrost, Merseburger Str. 165, 06112, Halle (Saale), Deutschland, peter.hilbert@bergmannstrost.com.
- Anaesthesist. 2014 Sep 1; 63 (8-9): 656-61.
AbstractChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease with a high incidence and extensive comorbidities that make COPD a key challenge for anesthesiologists. A new treatment strategy, such as endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) with implantation of endobronchial valves is a rapidly developing area which is still unknown to many anesthesiologists. This article therefore describes first experiences in a patient with five endobronchial valves in the right upper lobe who needed urgent surgery due to lumbar disc herniation with neurological impairment. After preoperative evaluation of the patient's condition, the use of bronchodilating volatile anesthetics and adjusting the ventilatory settings with long expiration times and low peak pressure in a pressure controlled mode seems favorable in these patients. Intraoperatively, the patient should be assessed with modern physiological monitoring tools to titrate the administration of anesthetic agents, opioids and myorelaxant drugs. In conclusion the care of patients with implanted endobronchial valves after ELVR does not differ from COPD patients without ELVR. A close cooperation between surgeons, anesthesiologists and internists is mandatory in the care of these patients.
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