Abstract
In patients with bilateral bullous disease and empyema in one lung, controlled ventilation may be hazardous and result in severe hypoxia. A 50-year-old man with bullous disease and thoracic empyema on the left side was operated on under general anesthesia with spontaneous respiration using differential lung ventilation.
MeSH terms
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Anesthesia, General*
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Blister / pathology
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Blister / physiopathology
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Blister / surgery*
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Empyema, Pleural / pathology
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Empyema, Pleural / physiopathology
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Empyema, Pleural / surgery*
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Equipment Design
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Humans
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Intubation, Intratracheal* / instrumentation
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Lung / pathology
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Lung / physiopathology
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Lung / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pulmonary Emphysema / pathology
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Pulmonary Emphysema / physiopathology
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Pulmonary Emphysema / surgery*
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Pulmonary Ventilation
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Respiration, Artificial* / adverse effects
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Respiration, Artificial* / methods
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Respiratory Mechanics
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Thoracotomy*
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Treatment Outcome