Congenital lobar emphysema: Anesthetic challenges and their management options

Congenital lobar emphysema: Anesthetic challenges and their management options

Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare cause of sudden respiratory distress in infants. It poses a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Hyperinflation and progressive air trapping causes expansion of the affected lobe leading to compression of other lung tissue, mediastinal shifting, and impaired...

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Main Authors: Aparna Hemraj Yadav, Sameer Jayant Ghotavadekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
Subjects:
Congenital lobar emphysema
hyperinflation
mediastinal shift
single-lung ventilation
Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7934;year=2018;volume=19;issue=2;spage=81;epage=84;aulast=Yadav

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