A Case of Atelectasis Resulting in Foreign Body During Anesthesia.
10.4097/kjae.1984.17.3.212
- Author:
See Young OK
1
;
Sun Chong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Soon Chung Hyang College, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, General;
Foreign Bodies*;
Inhalation;
Oxygen;
Pneumonectomy;
Pulmonary Atelectasis*;
Suction
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1984;17(3):212-215
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It may be the most important problem to keep the airway during general anesthetic procedure. The authors experienced a case of left segmental bronchial obstruction with foreign body during general anesthesia for right pneumonectomy on the position of left decubitus, which was successfully removed by fiberoptic bronchoscopic aspiration and atelectasis due to segmental bronchial obstrucion was completely cured by active management of I.P.P.B., inhalation of oxygen with humidification, endobronchial suction, and symptomatic medication.
