POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; REPORT OF A CASE TREATED BY ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX
Authors: John A. Schindler, W. B. Gnagi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Case Reports1 June 1938POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; REPORT OF A CASE TREATED BY ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAXJOHN A. SCHINDLER, M.A., M.D., W. B. GNAGI JR., B.A., M.D.JOHN A. SCHINDLER, M.A., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. B. GNAGI JR., B.A., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-12-2276 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPostoperative atelectasis or massive pulmonary collapse of sufficient degree to cause aggravating symptoms is not infrequent. In Brunn and Brill's1 series of 456 abdominal operations the incidence of postoperative atelectasis was 4.8 per cent, and in Snyder's2 series of 630 abdominal operations the incidence was 1.6 per cent. 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