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Lung Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Unexpected Hypoxemia during Anesthesia.
Wang, Jui-Ting; Su, I-Min; Luk, Hsiang-Ning; Tsai, Phil B.
  • Wang JT; Department of Anesthesia, Hualien Tzu-Chi Medical Center, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
  • Su IM; Department of Anesthesia, Hualien Tzu-Chi Medical Center, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
  • Luk HN; Department of Anesthesia, Hualien Tzu-Chi Medical Center, Hualien 97002, Taiwan.
  • Tsai PB; Department of Anesthesiology, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA 90242, USA.
Healthcare (Basel) ; 9(12)2021 Dec 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1594552
ABSTRACT
This is a case report showing acute hypoxemia during anesthesia. Immediate differentiation using lung POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound), in addition to physical examination and portable chest radiography, was made. This is the first case report of sputum impaction due to pneumonia causing hypoxemia that has been detected by lung POCUS during anesthesia.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Healthcare9121727