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A case of pulmonary atelectasis after caesarean section

Sezaryen sonrası postoperatifakciğer atelektazisi: Olgu sunumu

Cemalettin Özarpacı
Leyla Altıntaş
Bülent Tandoğan
Selçuk Özden
Pages
31–33
Publication Date
2002-03-01
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Especially, essential precautions for preventions of this complication are emphasized.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Obstructive pulmonary atelectasis is one of the important early postoperative complications.
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Key Findings & Data:In this paper, a case of obstructive total pulmonary atelectasis developing after an operation of ceaserean section is presented and its diagnosis, treatment with broncoscopic aspiration is discussed.
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Conclusion & Impact:Especially, essential precautions for preventions of this complication are emphasized.
🔬Design:Makale
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Olgu sunumu · Atelektazi · Sezaryen

Abstract

Obstructive pulmonary atelectasis is one of the important early postoperative complications. In this paper, a case of obstructive total pulmonary atelectasis developing after an operation of ceaserean section is presented and its diagnosis, treatment with broncoscopic aspiration is discussed. Especially, essential precautions for preventions of this complication are emphasized.

Özet

Total akciğer atelektazisi, postoperatif erken dönemde gelişebilen önemli komplikasyonlardan biridir. Bu makalede sezaryen operasyonu sonrası 48. saatte tanısı konulan obstrüktif total akciğer atelektazisinin klinik tanısı, bronkoskopik aspirasyon ile tedavisi sunulmuş ve tartışılmıştır. Özellikle bu komplikasyonun gelişmemesi için alınması gereken önlemler vurgulanmıştır.

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Özarpacı, C., Altıntaş, L., Tandoğan, B., Özden, S. (2002). A case of pulmonary atelectasis after caesarean section. Zeynep Kamil Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 33 Sayı: 2, 31–33. https://doi.org/10.16948/zktb.22171

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