[Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome a rare cause of post laparoscopic respiratory failure].
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare cause of hypoxaemia per or postsurgery. This one is characterized by right-to-left intracardiac shunting responsible of postural hypoxemia in orthostatic position, which is improved by supine position. We described the first case of a platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome occurred during laparoscopic surgery.
Girard
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Service de réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier Saint-Esprit, route de Villeneuve, 47923 Agen cedex, France. manu.girard@free.fr
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Leroux
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Morteau
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Plouvier
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Galiacy
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