An air-locking port and high-flow nasal cannula in non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax with pulmonary dysfunction: a case report

Abstract Background Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery is a therapeutic option for intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in patients who are poor candidates for surgery with endotracheal intubation under general anesthesia. However, intraoperative respiratory management in this s...

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Main Authors: Hiroya Yamagishi, Yusuke Wakatsuki, Toshihiko Tada, Tadashi Matsukura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01321-5