Bibasilar atelectasis is when there is a collapse in the bottom part of both lungs. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and more. Atelectasis is a partial or total ...

THE therapeutic management of empyema of the pleura has been revised because of the recent favorable experiences with penicillin. The treatment by open drainage after rib resection has been the ...

Atelectasis occurred less frequently when patients received ventilation through an endotracheal tube than through a laryngeal mask airway during bronchoscopy, according to study results published in ...

THE present study was undertaken to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, may influence oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery. The hypothesis was examined that progressive pulmonary ...