A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation

A 21-year old man with cervical spinal cord damage due to diving was admitted in the ICU. Tracheostomy was performed due to prolonged mechanical ventilation. Left lung atelectasis happened frequently. Because of the difficulty of bronchoscopy and failing of recruitment, using a double lumen, two tr...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Mohammadi, Reza Shariat Moharari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/51