Unusual Intra-Operative Variable Plateau Capnogram Waveform in a Patient with Critical Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis: Case Report_Crimson Publishers

Unusual Intra-Operative Variable Plateau Capnogram Waveform in a Patient with Critical Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis: Case Report by Surendrasingh Chhabada   in Crimson Publishers: Open access journal of surgery impact factor

Capnography is a simple non-invasive monitoring technique that provides prompt and valuable information about patient’s ventilation, perfusion and metabolism. We are presenting a case of a 10 year-old boy with a history of repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) undergoing a cardiac catheterization for recurrent left pulmonary artery (LPA) stenosis. A variable plateau capnogram waverform was detected and attributed to ventilation-perfusion abnormalities from differential lung perfusion secondary to critical LPA stenosis. Capnogram can prove vital monitoring tool in detecting critical perfusion abnormalities.


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