A case requiring re-thoracotomy due to a significant reduction of tidal volume after commencement of chest tube drainage under pressure control ventilation following lower lobectomy

Background The use of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) during one lung ventilation (OLV) has been popular to avoid high airway pressure. We experienced a case of a significant reduction of tidal volume (TV) after commencement of chest tube drainage under PCV following lower lobectomy, which req...

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Published in:JA clinical reports 2022-05, Vol.8 (1), p.36-36, Article 36
Main Authors: Shiraishi, Taichi, Obara, Shinju, Hakozaki, Takahiro, Isosu, Tsuyoshi, Inoue, Satoki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesiology
Case Report
Chest drainage
Chest tubes
Critical Care Medicine
Drainage
Emergency Medicine
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Ostomy
Pain Medicine
Pressure-controlled ventilation
Transpulmonary pressure
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Summary:Background The use of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) during one lung ventilation (OLV) has been popular to avoid high airway pressure. We experienced a case of a significant reduction of tidal volume (TV) after commencement of chest tube drainage under PCV following lower lobectomy, which required re-thoracotomy to evaluate the degree of air leak. Case presentation A 70-year-old man was scheduled for a lower lobectomy. OLV was managed by PCV. The driving pressure was set at 15–20 cmH 2 O with 4 cmH 2 O of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). A chest drainage tube was placed after completion of lobectomy. To switch OLV to two lung ventilation (TLV), PCV settings were changed to the driving pressure at 10 cmH 2 O with 4 cmH 2 O of PEEP, which generated 450 ml of TV. Immediately after applying drainage (−10 cmH 2 O), TV decreased down to 250 ml. To maintain 450 ml of TV, PCV was switched to volume-controlled ventilation with 450 ml of TV, which raised the plateau pressure close to 24 cmH 2 O. Re-thoracotomy was done; however, significant findings were not detected. Conclusions We experienced a case of a significant reduction of TV immediately after chest tube drainage following lower lobectomy. Probably, negative intrapleural pressure increased the residual volume, which might have significantly affected the limited lung volume after lobectomy, resulting in decreasing TV during PCV.
ISSN:2363-9024
2363-9024
DOI:10.1186/s40981-022-00526-3