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Successful lung transplantation after prone positioning in an ineligible donor: a case report

Atelectasis is a reversible factor in hypoxemia among brain-dead donors. In ineligible donors, prone positioning reverses atelectasis and improves oxygenation. We present a successful lung transplantation after salvaging a previously unviable lung. A 37-year-old woman presented with acute pontine he...

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Autores principales: Son, Eunjeong, Jang, Jinook, Cho, Woo Hyun, Kim, Dohyung, Yeo, Hye Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Singapore 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8218964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11748-021-01676-4