Key result
Forceful inflation of a chronically compressed lung during aortic repair linked to fatal endotracheal hemorrhage.
Population
A 56-year-old woman weighing 50 kg with a large ascending aortic aneurysm and a chronically compressed right…
Design
Case_report
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Urges caution with manual inflation of compressed lungs during bypass; leaves open standardized preoperative assessment for trapped lung.
Case Report (n=1)
Forceful manual inflation of a chronically collapsed lung during cardiac surgery can cause fatal pulmonary hemorrhage, highlighting the importance of identifying trapped lungs preoperatively.
A 2007 study conducted a case report in Ascending aortic aneurysm with chronically compressed lung (n=1). Manual inflation of chronically collapsed lung was evaluated on Endotracheal haemorrhage and death. Forceful manual inflation of a chronically compressed lung during ascending aortic aneurysm repair resulted in severe lung trauma, fatal endotracheal haemorrhage, and death.
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