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Orthodeoxia - An uncommon presentation following bilateral thoracic sympathectomy

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (2003) 31(5) 581-583
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0303100516
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We present a case of orthodeoxia (postural hypoxaemia) which resulted from a combination of lung collapse/consolidation and blunted hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction due to partial interruption of the sympathetic nerve supply to the lung by bilateral thoracic sympathectomy.

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van Heerden, P. V., Cameron, P. D., Karanovic, A., & Goodman, M. A. (2003). Orthodeoxia - An uncommon presentation following bilateral thoracic sympathectomy. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 31(5), 581–583. https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0303100516

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