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With its potential to initiate more serious pulmonary complications, atelectasis requires prompt, effective therapy. We present three cases of patients who, when conventional measures failed, were treated with a technique we devised using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and Swan-Ganz catheter to selectively insufflate the collapsed area. The technique effectively re-expanded the patients' lung.
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Lee, T.S., Wright, B.D. Selective insufflation of collapsed lung with fiberoptic bronchoscope and Swan-Ganz catheter. Intensive Care Med 7, 241–243 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702627
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