Anaesthetic challenges for a patient with huge superior mediastinal mass in prone position

• Main Authors: Yeap, Boon Tat, Teah, Kai Ming, Astrie Kamalia Mohd Ramly, Bong, Pei Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: RC254-282 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology Including cancer and carcinogens; RF1-547 Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32853/1/Anaesthetic%20challenges%20for%20a%20patient%20with%20huge%20superior%20mediastinal%20mass%20in%20prone%20position%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32853/2/Anaesthetic%20challenges%20for%20a%20patient%20with%20huge%20superior%20mediastinal%20mass%20in%20prone%20position%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32853/; https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/14/4/e242118.full.pdf?casa_token=1sBE_KCAZukAAAAA:kShk4sLDXZbNlfRaYWwLMs6h_DIxK-niDID53tCu7A5cbAohCUAFYVv6a1yjzU9dtYrSwu8qOX86qA

Anaesthesia for patients with huge mediastinal mass is very challenging due to the cardiorespiratory embarrassment that may occur. We present a patient with this condition, which was complicated by total airway obstruction, intraoperatively. We discuss the importance of patient positioning and the r...