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Massive contralateral pneumonia following thoracotomy for lung resection |
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Published in | Journal of clinical anesthesia. 1998, vol. 10, no. 8, p. 678-80 | |
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 | |
Identifiers | PMID: 9873971 | |
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Research group | Dysfonctions cardio-pulmonaires et cérébrales (278) | |
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. 678-80. doi: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00088-9 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:74710 |