title: Treatment of atelectasis with selective bronchial suctioning. Use of a curved-tipped catheter with a guide mark.
abstract: We applied our technique of selective bronchial suctioning (SBS) for the treatment of atelectasis (AT) of middle and lower lobes; nine patients with refractory ATs were successfully treated. We considered that SBS using a curve-tipped catheter with a guide mark (CTCGM) is the technique of choice for the treatment of refractory AT when conventional respiratory therapy is not effective and a bronchoscopist is not available.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Kohseinenkin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods