Blunt Abdominal Trauma Combined with Postoperative Atelectasis and Mediastinal Shift: A Case Report

Abstract

Blunt abdominal trauma is a frequent emergency and is also associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Spleen is the commonest organ injured. In this study, we meet a special complication after splenectomy, atelectasis and mediastinal shift, and this is the complication with hemodynamic unstable. Without bronchoscopy, the patient is told to inspire deeply by blowing balloons with pressure 8-10 cm H 2 O and recovered uneventfully.