12 day male patient followed with supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) was admitted to our service after one day of surgical repair .The patient extubation attempts failed three times because of the atelectasis occurred in the lungs. As conventional therapy failed to improve Atelectasis, dornase alpha was tested via intubation cannula . It avoided the recurrence of atelectasis and the patient was discharged with no oxygen .
12 day male patient followed with supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) was admitted to our service after one day of surgical repair .The patient extubation attempts failed three times because of the atelectasis occurred in the lungs after the surgery. Atelectasis was treated with installed dornase alpha. It avoided the recurrence of atelectasis and the patient was discharged with no oxygen .
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Paediatrics |
Journal Section | Case Reports |
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Publication Date | March 25, 2022 |
Submission Date | January 2, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | December 1, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 19 Issue: 1 |