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Unilateral pulmonary oedema/atelectasis in the lateral decubitus position
Author(s) -
BARAKA A.,
MOGHRABI R.,
YAZIGI A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb02993.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , body position , ventilation perfusion mismatch , hypoxia (environmental) , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , lung , prone position , surgery , lung volumes , physical medicine and rehabilitation , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen , engineering
Summary An obese male patient developed hypoxia, hyercarbia and radiological signs of pulmonary oedemal atelectasis in the dependent lung after surgery in the lateral decubitus position. This appears to have been due to ventilation‐perfusion mismatch, although other factors were considered. The patient recovered following 36 hours of intermittent positive pressure ventilation of the lungs.