Managing Pulmonary Artery Catheter-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage by Bronchial Occlusion René Schramm, MD, PhD, Ahmad Abugameh, MD, Dietmar Tscholl, MD, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 284-287 (July 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.038 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Immediate postoperative chest roentgenogram with the Forgaty catheter balloon tip positioned in the intermediate bronchus (arrow). The middle and right lower lobe show consolidation indicating filling with blood and atelectasis. The left lung is ventilated regularly through the patent left main bronchus (indicated by the asterisk). (B) Chest roentgenogram on the first postoperative day. The Forgaty catheter had been withdrawn under bronchoscopic vision, and the middle and right lower lobes (indicated by the asterisk) have been carefully lavaged free from blood clods. They clearly show less consolidation and atelectasis indicating recovery and restoring ventilation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 284-287DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.038) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions