Barotrauma developed during intra-hospital transfer: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S218
- Author:
Jong Bun KIM
1
;
Hyun Ju JUNG
;
Jae Myeong LEE
;
Kyong Shil IM
;
Duk Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. idonga@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Barotrauma;
Transfer;
Ventilation
- MeSH:
Aged;
Barotrauma;
Humans;
Intensive Care Units;
Male;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Operating Rooms;
Pneumonia, Aspiration;
Pneumopericardium;
Pneumothorax;
Subcutaneous Emphysema;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(Suppl):S218-S221
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 74-year-old male patient receiving ventilatory support due to aspiration pneumonia developed bilateral pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumo-retroperitoneum, and subcutaneous emphysema, after manual ventilation while being transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the operating room (OR). These complications were assumed to be secondary to inappropriate manual ventilation of the intubated patient. In addition, it is likely that the possible migration of an already marginally acceptable endotracheal tube (ETT) position during transport was the cause of these complications. Finally, aggravation of a latent pneumothorax might have contributed to these complications.
