One-lung high-frequency ventilation in the management of traumatic tear of bronchus in a child.
An 8-yr-old child suffered traumatic bilateral pneumothoraces and a ruptured right main bronchus. Surgical repair of the bronchus was postponed for 18 h after a definite diagnosis was established due to severe hypoxemia and hypercarbia. Only left endobronchial high-frequency ventilation with muscle relaxation corrected this pulmonary dysfunction sufficiently to enable surgical intervention.
Pizov
R
R
Department of Anesthesiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shir
Y
Y
Eimerl
D
D
Uretzky
G
G
Milgalter
E
E
Cotev
S
S
D000058:Accidental Falls; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy