Pneumothorax During General Anesthesia - A Case Report-.
- Author:
Chong Dug CHO
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH: Anesthesia; Anesthesia, General*; Drainage; Hysterectomy; Pneumothorax*; Positive-Pressure Respiration; Rupture; Thorax; Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1973;6(1):5-7
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: A case of sudden respiratory distress due to pneumothorax which occurred during simple total hysterectomy under endotracheal nitrous oxide-oxygen-succinylcloline I. V. drip anesthesia has been presented. The pneumothorax was evidenced by chest X-ray, and was believed due to distension and rupture of alveoli associated with positive pressure ventilation. Immediate insertion of an intercostal water-seal drainage and administration of oxgen resulted in uneventful recovery. Literatures have been reviewed, and the importance of pressure-time relationship of ventilation in potential hazards of pneumothorax stressed.
