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Atelectasis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

HypoxiaDyspneaReduced Cardiac OutputCareful PositioningCopious SecretionsAvoid HypoventilationAvoid OpioidsPneumothoraxAvoid High FiO2

Pathophysiology

Atelectasis is partial or complete, reversible collapse of small airways and alveoli, producing intrapulmonary shunt and impaired exchange of oxygen and CO2 . It appears in the dependent regions of...

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