Perioperative anesthesia management in elderly patients with chest trauma following a fall: a case report.

Introduction and significance: Anesthetic management of an elderly patient with a retained wooden chest foreign body for emergency thoracic surgery in a low-resource setting, complicated by recent asthma exacerbation, posed significant perioperative challenges. Clinical presentation: A 65-year-old Ethiopian male falling from 5-meters height tree on wooden ground and was admitted to our tertiary hospital after four hours of injury on the left chest with a wooden foreign body Clinical discussion: Falling from a certain height can cause serious harm, including comorbidities and even immediate death. Although such incidents are rare, a fall from a height can lead to musculoskeletal injuries and internal disruptions in elderly individuals, potentially resulting in concealed bleeding and organ damage. In addition to the critical nature of these emergencies, a patient's medical comorbidities present significant barriers to achieving optimal outcomes. Therefore, a recent exacerbation in an asthmatic patient undergoing thoracotomy for retained wood removal necessitates multidisciplinary team care to ensure the best possible outcomes. Conclusion: Essential health care for such patients needs a multidisciplinary team approach to health care service. Furthermore, meticulous airway and optimal pain management is the mainstay in perioperative anesthesia management.