title: Respiratory failure after pneumonectomy in a patient with unknown hyperlipidemia.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who had increased lipids in his blood and who complained of dyspnea the first postoperative day after resection of his left lung. As the blood lipids were decreased, his respiration was improved. We conclude that when respiration deteriorates postoperatively, increased blood lipids should be considered as a cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bairaktari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raitsiou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kokolaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitselou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dritsas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dahabre
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vafiadou
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*