Precipitous Drop in Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation During Spray Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy of Tracheobronchial Lesions

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Jun;32(3):e68-e69. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.046. Epub 2017 Nov 28.

Authors

Jeremy Epstein¹, Rebecca Krochmal², Medhat Hannallah¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
² Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.

PMID: 29277301
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.046

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Intravenous / methods
Bronchi* / pathology
Cryotherapy / adverse effects*
Cryotherapy / methods
Female
Hemoglobins / metabolism*
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
Nitrogen / administration & dosage
Nitrogen / adverse effects*
Oral Sprays
Oxygen Consumption / drug effects
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / drug effects
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology
Tracheal Stenosis / diagnosis
Tracheal Stenosis / etiology
Tracheal Stenosis / therapy*
Tuberculosis / complications
Tuberculosis / diagnosis
Tuberculosis / therapy

Substances

Hemoglobins
Oral Sprays
Nitrogen