title: Bilateral lung collapse in an asthmatic patient during thoracotomy.
abstract: Bilateral sequential pulmonary atelectasis occurred during median sternotomy for metastasis resection in a 19-year-old women with asthma. Collapse was secondary to mucus plugging and resolved with mechanical ventilation, suctioning, and treatment for bronchospasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 29892-1512, USA.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Nesbitt
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Temeck
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*