title: Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome post laparoscopic surgery in a patient with a patent foramen ovale.
abstract: Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome has the pathognomonic clinical findings of dyspnoea and arterial hypoxaemia relieved by recumbency. We report on a patient who presented with platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome post laparoscopic surgery. Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome is an important diagnosis to consider when investigating hypoxia without an obvious cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Darvall
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Radford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: laparoscopic surgery; patent foramen ovale; platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome