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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Contralateral Tension Pneumothorax During One-Lung Ventilation for Lobectomy: Diagnosis Aided by Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Sundeep Malik, MD^*, William A. Shapiro, MD^*, David Jablons, MD, and Jeffrey A. Katz, MD^*

*Departments of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jeffrey A. Katz, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, 521 Parnassus Ave, Room C-450, San Francisco, CA 94143-0648. Address e-mail to katzj{at}anesthesia.ucsf.edu

IMPLICATIONS: Tension pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation can be a life threatening emergency. Clinical diagnosis may be confusing in the operative setting. We present a case in which fiberoptic bronchoscopy excluded tube malpositioning and lead us to the diagnosis of a tension pneumothorax.

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