Abstract
An 8-yr-old child suffered traumatic bilateral pneumothoraces and a ruptured right main bronchus. Surgical repair of the bronchus was postponed for 18 h after a definite diagnosis was established due to severe hypoxemia and hypercarbia. Only left endobronchial high-frequency ventilation with muscle relaxation corrected this pulmonary dysfunction sufficiently to enable surgical intervention.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1160-1161 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Critical Care Medicine |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |