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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2003;45(6):789-792.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2003.45.6.789   
Severe Hypercarbia by Subcutaneous Emphysema Occurring during Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A case report.
Kyung Seung Yang, Eun Sung Kim, Ou Kyoung Kwon
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. euns1503@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
Hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) has recently emerged as a very attractive modality in standard donor nephrectomy because of its many advantages. However, it also has disadvantages, which include gas emboli, subcutaneous emphysema, hypercarbia, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. This case involves a male patient who had suffered from temporary hypercarbia due to increased carbon dioxide absorption due to massive subcutaneous emphysema about 1 hour after pneumoperitoneum during HALDN. Following multiple skin punctures with an 18 G disposable needle, chest compliance and blood gas findings improved. Three hours later the operation ended successfully and he was transferred to the recovery room, and show no further problems. We report upon this clinical experience and include a brief review of the literature.
Key Words: hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy; hypercarbia; subcutaneous emphysema


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