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Scientific article
Case report
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Massive contralateral pneumonia following thoracotomy for lung resection

Published inJournal of clinical anesthesia, vol. 10, no. 8, p. 678-680
Publication date1998
Abstract

Separation of the lungs with a double-lumen endobronchial tube facilitates the surgical approach and protects the bronchial system from contamination by pus or blood from the operated lung. We report a case of a 49-year-old man who suffered a gram-negative pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilatory support and prolonged hospitalization after pulmonary resection. Contamination of the ventilated-dependent lung was documented intraoperatively. Current information on postoperative infectious complications and preventive measures are discussed.

Keywords
  • Airway Obstruction/surgery
  • Blood
  • Bronchial Neoplasms/surgery
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery
  • Enterobacter
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Intubation, Intratracheal/instrumentation/methods
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonectomy/adverse effects
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial/etiology
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Suction
  • Thoracotomy/adverse effects
Citation (ISO format)
SCHWEIZER, Alexandre et al. Massive contralateral pneumonia following thoracotomy for lung resection. In: Journal of clinical anesthesia, 1998, vol. 10, n° 8, p. 678–680. doi: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00088-9
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