Korean J Anesthesiol.  1975 Dec;8(2):255-258.

Postoperative Atelectasis on Right Upper Lobe A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University, College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea.

Abstract

After a cholecystoduodenostomy on a 3 year old poor risk girl under local anesthesia, atelectasis developed. On the 8th postoperative day, an endotracheal tube was inserted with the patient eonscious and tenacions secretions were aspirated. Again on the 10th post operative day, after intubatioa under general anesthesia, aspiration of mucus and positive pressure ventilation were applied, the child then recovered.


MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Local
Child
Female
Humans
Mucus
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Pulmonary Atelectasis*
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