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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1989, Vol. 62, No. 2 216-218
© 1989 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

case-report

PROFOUND INTRAOPERATIVE ATELECTASIS

S. I. SAMUELS, M.D.* and J. B. BRODSKY, M.D.

Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California 94305, U.S.A.

Severe intraoperative hypoxaemia occurred in a previously healthy 19-yr-old accident victim. Although rare, major lung collapse secondary to mucous plugging should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intraoperative hypoxaemia, particularly following major trauma.

*Address for Correspondence: Room S-278, Department of Anesthesia Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, U.S.A.


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