Korean J Anesthesiol.
2010 Dec;59(Suppl):S194-S196. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S194.
Acute respiratory alkalosis occurring after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: A case report
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- 1Institutes of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. jtsohn@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
- KMID: 2237386
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S194
Abstract
- An endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed in a 55-year-old man with an obstructive hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. The vital signs and laboratory studies upon admission were within the normal limits. Anesthesia was maintained with nitrous oxide in oxygen and 6% desflurane. The patient received irrigation with approximately 3,000 ml normal saline during the procedure. Anesthesia and operation were uneventful. However, he developed postoperative hyperventilation in the recovery room, and arterial blood gas analysis revealed acute respiratory alkalosis. We report a rare respiratory alkalosis that occurred after an endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
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