34例胸外科术后呼吸衰竭的抢救分析

EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF POST-THORACOTOMY RESPIRATORY FAILURE—AN ANALYSIS OF 34 CASES

机械通气治疗开胸术后呼吸衰竭(简称呼衰)34例,占同期开胸手术4%,治愈22例(65%)。本文分析讨论了低肺功能、术后呼衰的诊治、预防及呼吸机应用等临床关切的问题。开胸术后呼衰治疗的关键在于尽早应用呼吸机及避免并发症的发生。

Thirty-four cases of post-thoracotomy respiratory failure were treated with mechanicalventilation.It accounted for 40% of thoracotomy in the same period.Twenty-two (65%) caseswere cured.Clinically concerned problems including low pulmonary function,diagnosis,treatmentand prophylaxis of respiratory failure,and application of ventilator etc.,were discussed.It is mostimportant that,for the treatment of post-thoracotomy respiratory failure,ventilator should beapplied as early as possible,and complications should be prevented.