Professional paper

Treatment of atelectasis in children

Miljenko Raos ; Hospital for children Srebrnjak, Zagreb
Stipe Batinica ; Medical clinical centar Rebro, Department of Surgery for children, Zagreb
Jelica Marković ; Hospital for children, Zagreb

Abstract

Atelectasis is a collapsed or airless state and may involve all or part of the lung. Many lung diseases can be associated with atelectasis. It occurs most commonly with bronchoobstruction, lung parenchyma
compression, surfactant deficiency or disfunction. Atelectasis treatment depends on the cause. Chest physiotherapy is carried out most often. Bronchodilatator and secretolytics inhalation, various techniques of increased expiratory pressure, flexibile bronchoscopy and surgery, respectively, are often performed. In the present paper three cases of atelectasis in children are presented. In the first patient atelectasis appeared during acute asthmatic exacerbation, and it was cured by flexibile bronchoscopy. Lobectomy was indicated
in the other two children with chronic atelectasis, but it was performed in one patient, while the parents of the second child did not give their consent for surgical treatment.

Keywords

Atelectasis; child; therapy

Hrčak ID:

29502

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/29502

Publication date:

1.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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