Postoperative management after pneumonectomy for blunt thoracic trauma

Yoram Klein, Elena Kishinevsky, Sergio Konichezky, Gennady Bregman, Moti Klein, Hanoch Kashtan

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    Abstract

    Pneumonectomy for blunt thoracic injury carries a high mortality rate. We present a case of severe bilateral blunt thoracic injury in which left pneumonectomy was done. The immediate postoperative measures were directed to maintain right heart performance by minimizing hypoxia, avoiding fluid overload and limiting pulmonary hypertension. We believe that this approach contributed to the favorable outcome of this patient.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)422-424
    Number of pages3
    JournalEuropean Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
    Volume33
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Aug 2007

    Keywords

    • Blunt
    • Pneumonectomy
    • Postoperative care
    • Trauma

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Surgery
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
    • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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