IMPROVED GAS-EXCHANGE AFTER PNEUMONECTOMY IN AN ADULT WITH INCOMPLETEPULMONARY VEIN ATRESIA

Authors
VANDERWERF TS MANNES GPM HEW JM GREVINK RG VANDERMARK TW EBELS T KOETER GH
Citation
Ts. Vanderwerf et al., IMPROVED GAS-EXCHANGE AFTER PNEUMONECTOMY IN AN ADULT WITH INCOMPLETEPULMONARY VEIN ATRESIA, Thorax, 49(7), 1994, pp. 723-725
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
49
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
723 - 725
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1994)49:7<723:IGAPIA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Atresia of the pulmonary veins of the left lung and the right upper lo be with moderate pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in a 20 year old man presenting with exertional dyspnoea and haemoptysis. After left p neumonectomy gas exchange appeared to have improved. This was shown by improved arterial oxygen pressures during all steps of exercise in a cycle ergometer test in comparison with values obtained before surgery . This improvement could be entirely attributed to a decrease in physi ological dead space ventilation.