✦ LIBER ✦
Pulmonary complications following endotracheal intubation for anesthesia in breech extraction
✍ Scribed by S. Evron; Y. Beyth; A. Samueloff; D. Eimerl; J. G. Schenker
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 292 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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✦ Synopsis
A 28-year-old, healthy pregnant patient developed bilateral pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, pneumoretroperitoneum and pneumoperitoneum following endotracheal intubation and manual ventilation during general anesthesia for breech extraction. It is likely that positive-pressure ventilation was the cause for this very rare combination of complications. Early recognition and treatment may prevent such a catastrophe.