Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Yun Ma^1*
1West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yun Ma
Address: West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
Received date: 11 May 2024; Accepted date: 21 May 2024; Published date: 28 May 2024

Citation: Ma Y. Epinephrine Alleviates Intraoperative Hypoxemia in an Infant with Bronchogenic Cyst: A Case Report. Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2024 May 28;7(2):122-25.

Copyright © 2024 Ma Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Epinephrine, One-lung Ventilation, Bronchogenic Cysts, Case Report

Abstract

An 11-month-old male infant was diagnosed with bronchogenic cysts and required a right lung cystectomy. The surgical approach involved one-lung ventilation (OLV) using lung isolation techniques. During the procedure, oxygenation could not be adequately maintained using conventional methods. Ultimately, a successful outcome was achieved by administering low-dose epinephrine via a microinjection pump. This case report discusses the methods for achieving OLV during thoracic surgery in infants and the feasibility of using small doses of epinephrine during OLV in pediatric thoracic surgery when encountering intraoperative hypoxia.