Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science

Case Report

Treatment of Atelectasis Dectected in the Recovery Room after General Anesthesia: Chang jae Hwang, Heung dae Kim, Dae pal Park, Il suk Seo, Sun ok Song, Sae yeon Kim, Dae lim Jee, Deok hee Lee; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2007;24(2 Suppl):S696-701. Published online December 31, 2007; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2007.24.2S.S696

Abstract PDF: Atelectasis is a relatively common complication following surgery in anesthetized patient with respiratory symptoms, but rarely occur in normal healthy patient. Anesthesiologists must be wary to prevent atelectasis, because it may lead to hypoxia during and after the operation. This case reports a healthy patient without previous respiratory symptoms who developed left lower lobar atelectasis after general anesthesia. Vigorous chest physiotherapy including intended coughing, deep breathing, chest percussion and vibration under postural change was effective. Therefore, vigorous chest physiotherapy is essential part of early treatment modalities for atelectasis in postoperative recovery room.

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