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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Aug 2007
Postoperative Management after Pneumonectomy for Blunt Thoracic Trauma.
- Yoram Klein, Elena Kishinevsky, Sergio Konichezky, Gennady Bregman, Moti Klein, and Hanoch Kashtan.
- Trauma Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel. yoramkl@clalit.org.il.
- Eur J Trauma Emerg S. 2007 Aug 1;33(4):422-4.
AbstractPneumonectomy 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.
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