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High-frequency percussive ventilation during surgical bronchial repair in a patient with one lung |
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| Authors: | Lucangelo U Zin W A Antonaglia V Gramaticopolo S Maffessanti M Liguori G Cortale M Gullo A |
| Affiliation: | 1Department of Perioperative Medicine, Intensive Care and Emergency, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste University School of Medicine Strada diFiume 447, I-34139 Trieste, Italy 2Department of Radiology, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste University School of Medicine Strada diFiume 447, I-34139 Trieste, Italy 3Department of Surgery, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste University School of Medicine Strada diFiume 447, I-34139 Trieste, Italy 4Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Abstract: | We report the case of a patient that had undergone a left pneumonectomyduring which a double-lumen tube was used and an undetectedright bronchial laceration occurred. After diagnosis the patientunderwent a second operation to repair the tear. The role ofhigh-frequency percussive ventilation in enabling adequate gasexchange during the bronchial repair is described and discussed. |
| Keywords: | complications, bronchial laceration surgery, pneumonectomy ventilation, high-frequency percussive |
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