Right upper lobe collapse secondary to an anomalous bronchus after endotracheal intubation for routine surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-277

  Critchley, L A H ^a   Ho, M ^a   Lee, S Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia complications; Anomalous bronchus; Hypoxia; Lobar collapse

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; BRONCHUS MALFORMATION; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FACE MASK; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE INJURY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNX SPASM; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG LOBE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 34247495150     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500219     Document Type: Article

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