TRAUMATIC MASSIVE AIR LEAK TREATED WITH PROLONGED DOUBLE-LUMEN INTUBATION AND HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION - CASE-REPORT

Authors
RANKIN N DAY AC CRONE PD
Citation
N. Rankin et al., TRAUMATIC MASSIVE AIR LEAK TREATED WITH PROLONGED DOUBLE-LUMEN INTUBATION AND HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 36(3), 1994, pp. 428-429
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
428 - 429
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case is presented of unilateral traumatic massive air leak successfu lly treated with prolonged double-lumen endobronchial intubation and u nilateral high frequency intermittent positive pressure ventilation, w hile the ''good'' lung was ventilated conventionally. The problems enc ountered are described and the rationale for this management are discu ssed.