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Bilateral lung collapse in an asthmatic patient during thoracotomy
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Bilateral lung collapse in an asthmatic patient during thoracotomy
J Clin Anesth.
1997 Sep.
Abstract
Bilateral sequential pulmonary atelectasis occurred during median sternotomy for metastasis resection in a 19-year-old women with asthma. Collapse was secondary to mucus plugging and resolved with mechanical ventilation, suctioning, and treatment for bronchospasm.
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