Abstract
We describe the anesthetic management of three children who underwent CT-guided lung biopsies and the complications associated with the procedure. We discuss the likely causes and recommend steps that would help decrease the risk of these complications during such a procedure.
MeSH terms
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Anesthesia, General* / adverse effects
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Biopsy / adverse effects
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Biopsy / methods*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Hemodynamics
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Humans
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Lung / pathology*
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Lymphoma / pathology
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Male
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
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Pneumonia / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology