Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for renal transplant in a lung transplant recipient: a case report

Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for renal transplant in a lung transplant recipient: a case report

Authors

  • Valentina Bellini
  • Cristiana Madoni
  • Marco Badino a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:19:"University of Parma";}
  • Paolo Del Rio
  • Maurizio Iaria
  • Carmelo Puliatti
  • Elena Bignami

Keywords:

Renal Transplant, Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia, lung transplant, perioperative medicine

Abstract

A 67-year-old lung transplant recipient with severe comorbidities was admitted for renal transplant. As anesthesia technique, combined spinal-epidural at the T11-T12 level was chosen, associated with intravenous sedation. Graft’s function initially results altered, bringing to pulmonary fluid overload. Beginning from the postoperative day 5 there was a slow but constant gain-of-function of the graft, proven by an improvement of renal function indexes and by the resolution of the pulmonary edema.

Conclusions: Whereas general anesthesia remains the gold standard anesthesia technique for kidney transplant, a locoregional anesthesia, could be a feasible and effective option in patients at high risk of respiratory complications. (www.actabiomedica.it)

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25-05-2022

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Case Reports: General Surgery and Miscellanea

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Bellini V, Madoni C, Badino M, Del Rio P, Iaria M, Puliatti C, et al. Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for renal transplant in a lung transplant recipient: a case report. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2022 May 25 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];93(S1):e2022205. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/12328