British journal of anaesthesia
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We report a case of acute upper airway obstruction caused by a rapidly expanding blood-filled bulla in the oropharynx (angina bullosa haemorrhagica), requiring tracheal intubation. The larynx could not be visualized by either awake fibreoptic laryngoscopy or direct laryngoscopy under anaesthesia. Surgical tracheostomy was therefore performed under general anaesthesia.
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Poor positioning of an endobronchial double lumen tube (DLT) could affect oxygenation during one lung ventilation (OLV). We set out to relate DLT position to hypoxaemia and DLT misplacement during OLV. ⋯ Patients who have DLT malposition after placing the patient in the lateral position had more DLT malposition during OLV and hypoxaemia during OLV.
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To investigate the effects of propofol administration on acute lung injury in endotoxin-induced shock in rats. ⋯ These findings indicate that early administration of propofol may provide protective effects against endotoxin-induced acute lung injury.