• Anaesthesia · Oct 2006

    Case Reports

    Use of continuous positive airway pressure during spinal anaesthesia in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    • P P Bapat, J A Anderson, S Bapat, and A Sule.
    • Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, UK. pbapat@hotmail.com
    • Anaesthesia. 2006 Oct 1; 61 (10): 1001-3.

    AbstractWe report the case of a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who underwent local resection of a carcinoma of the rectum under spinal anaesthesia. Although the patient was keen to avoid general anaesthesia and to have the operation under a spinal anaesthetic, pre-operative assessment showed that he could not lie flat. As the surgical procedure required the patient to be in the lithotomy position, ideally with a head-down tilt, it was hoped that continuous positive airway pressure with a facemask during spinal anaesthesia might help him to tolerate the position comfortably. Continuous positive airway pressure at 7.5 cmH(2)O was successfully used to facilitate breathing during surgery under spinal anaesthesia. A combination of regional anaesthesia and continuous positive airway pressure via a facemask is easy to use and may be a useful option in the management of these challenging patients.

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