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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 13, 303-304, Copyright © 1966 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Acute Massive Collapse of the Lungs: A Case Report

ROBERTO L. SIA M.D.1

1 Department of Anaesthesia, Oulun Lääninsairaala, Oulu, Finland

A case of an acute massive collapse of the lungs is reported in a female patient aged 67 who was operated upon for a perforated gall-bladder. The collapse occurred about one hour after induction, with simultaneous cardiac arrest. Cardiac and respiratory resuscitation were performed for twenty minutes but unfortunately the patient was lost. The significant post-mortem finding was the massive collapse of the lungs.






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