Third-degree Atrioventricular Block and Asystole Induced by Double-Lumen Tube Intubation
A Rare but Risky Airway Management Complication
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https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.18094Keywords:
Airway Management; Anesthesia, General; Atrioventricular Block; Intubation, IntratrachealAbstract
Single-lung ventilation with a double lumen tube remains essential in thoracic surgery. Though these tubes insertion can be associated with multiple complications, from airway trauma or pulmonary shunt, potentially lethal complications can also occur, as we describe in the following case report. The authors believe the double lumen tube insertion in this case report induced a third-degree atrioventricular block and underline the lack of case reports and literature evidence regarding this potential complication. To our knowledge, no studies to date have reported third-degree A-V block occurring with double lumen tube insertion.
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