S5 Ep. 10: Take my breath away, part 1 (One-lung ventilation)

Today, we discuss several cases addressing one-lung ventilation with special guest, Dr Ivan Rapchuk.

Our first case is as follows:  a 68 year old man is scheduled for an open right upper lobectomy on your list tomorrow for a T1N0 non small cell lung carcinoma. He is an active smoker with a 30 pack year history but has cut down his consumption from 20 cigarettes daily to 5. He has moderate emphysema but walks 2km daily on flat ground without issue. Other comorbidities include hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. He is 1.78m tall and weighs 89kg giving him a BMI of 28. 

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Resources for today's episode:

Pre-anaesthetic assessment for thoracic surgery by Peter Slinger and Gail Darling:
https://www.mcgill.ca/anesthesia/files/anesthesia/wk_1a_slinger_02_preop_assessment.pdf

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