Anesth Pain Med.  2008 Apr;3(2):134-138.

Iatrogenic Atelectasis by Insertion of a Sump Drainage Tube into the Trachea during General Anesthesia : A case report

• Kim SS
• Kwak S
• Seong KW

Abstract

Atelectasis is a collapse of the lung due to absence of air within the alveoli and is a relatively common complication following surgery under general anesthesia, but severe total or segmental collapses rarely develop during anesthesia and surgery. Total or segmental lung collapses usually result from the compression or obstruction of bronchial pathways by mass lesions, foreign bodies, or secretions such as mucus, blood, or pus. Anesthesiologists must carefully manage patients who develop pulmonary atelectasis because it is sometimes fatal. We experienced iatrogenic pulmonary atelectasis by insertion of a sump drainage tube into the trachea during general anesthesia for laparoscopic splenectomy and diagnosed with fiberoptic bronchoscopy and chest X-ray.

Keyword

atelectasis; fiberoptic bronchoscopy; iatrogenic lung collapse; sump drainage tube

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General
Bronchoscopy
Drainage
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Lung
Mucus
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Splenectomy
Suppuration
Thorax
Trachea