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

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
Subjects:
spinal cord injury
ventilator dependency
weaning
recruitmen
Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/51
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spelling doaj-f052ebac06534524a64b7a2e2d1ac83f2020-11-25T03:59:56ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesArchives of Anesthesia and Critical Care2423-58492015-11-0114A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case PresentationMostafa Mohammadi0Reza Shariat Moharari1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Sina Hospital,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 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 tracheal tubes were guided into the left and right lungs through the tracheostomy stoma site. After 24 hours, the left lung was opened and ventilation was continued with a tracheostomy tube. https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/51spinal cord injuryventilator dependencyweaningrecruitmen
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A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
spinal cord injury
ventilator dependency
weaning
recruitmen
author_facet Mostafa Mohammadi
Reza Shariat Moharari
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title A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
title_short A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
title_full A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
title_fullStr A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
title_full_unstemmed A Method for Lung Recruitment in a Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Presentation
title_sort method for lung recruitment in a quadriplegic patient: a case presentation
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
issn 2423-5849
publishDate 2015-11-01
description 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 tracheal tubes were guided into the left and right lungs through the tracheostomy stoma site. After 24 hours, the left lung was opened and ventilation was continued with a tracheostomy tube.
topic spinal cord injury
ventilator dependency
weaning
recruitmen
url https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/51
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