Bronchopleural fistula following intrauterine transfusion

Bronchopleural fistula following intrauterine transfusion

An infant developed a bronchopleural fistula following intrauterine transfusion given for severe haemolytic disease of the newborn. The fistula was shown to be due to the transfusion being given into the right pleural cavity and lung. Initial treatment along conservative lines is suggested, reservin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thorax 1972-05, Vol.27 (3), p.386-388
Hauptverfasser: Price, H. V., Andrews, Joan, Laurence, K. M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine - adverse effects
Bronchial Fistula - etiology
Bronchial Fistula - therapy
Erythroblastosis, Fetal - therapy
Female
Fistula - etiology
Fistula - therapy
Humans
Hypocalcemia - etiology
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pleural Diseases - etiology
Pleural Diseases - therapy
Pneumonectomy
Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:An infant developed a bronchopleural fistula following intrauterine transfusion given for severe haemolytic disease of the newborn. The fistula was shown to be due to the transfusion being given into the right pleural cavity and lung. Initial treatment along conservative lines is suggested, reserving thoracotomy and lobectomy for use if these simple measures fail. Hypocalcaemia was a complicating feature.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.27.3.386