Perioperative Considerations for Chylothorax

A 73-YEAR-OLD MALE with a medical history of hypertension, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and gout was transferred to the authors ’ facility with a 2-month history of increasing dyspnea, recurrent right pleural effusions, and a mediastinal mass of indeterminate etiology after a computer tomography-guided biopsy and thoracentesis. Although previously active, he had experienced decreased exercise tolerance, manifested by an in ability to walk 5 steps without stopping to catch his breath. He also reported orthopnea, cough, peripheral edema, weight loss, and fatigue.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case Conference Source Type: research