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PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Pediatric Patient Undergoing Hickman Catheter Placement

G. Brent Shulman, MD^*, and Neil Roy Connelly, MD

*Department of Anesthesiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin; Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Neil Roy Connelly, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut St., Springfield, MA 01199. Address e-mail to neil.roy.connelly{at}bhs.org

IMPLICATIONS: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is often used for airway management in pediatric patients. We report bilateral pneumothoraces in a patient who underwent neck surgery whose airway was managed with a LMA. We recommend that the LMA be used with caution in small children undergoing deep-neck dissection.