Mechanical ventilation of preterm and newborn infants is associated with the risk of inducing a pulmonary baro- or volutrauma which may lead to one-sided acquired pulmonary lobar emphysema (APLE). We report a case of a preterm infant with severe APLE compromising hemodynamics due to mediastinal-shift, which was successfully treated with selective one-sided intubation and high-frequency ventilation. We assume that a brief malposition of the endotracheal tube initiated the emphysema of the left pulmonary lobe. We deduce recommendations for avoiding APLE from literature and our experience.
ZusammenfassungNuklearmedizinische Praxen bestehen oft über Jahrzehnte in der gleichen Praxisfläche. In diesen großen Zeiträumen kommt es unweigerlichen zu gesetzlichen Änderungen. Das reicht von Anforderungen im nuklearmedizinischen Sinne bis hin zu bauordnungsrelevanten Änderungen wie beispielsweise Barrierefreiheit und Arbeitsschutz. Sind Modernisierungsmaßnahmen geplant und notwendig, ist der Umfang im Vorfeld zu untersuchen.
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