Posterior Mediastinal Mass Resection Requiring Veno-arterial and Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support

Management of a mediastinal mass resection remains a challenging anesthetic scenario due to its compression on airway and major cardiovascular structures. In general, anterior mediastinal masses cause the most severe and often life-threatening complications due to the gravity effect leading to high degree of compression on the trachea, the superior vena cava, the pulmonary artery or the right heart. Posterior mediastinal mass is usually considered at lower risk because of its anatomical distance from those vital structures.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research