Cardiac arrest induced by tension pneumothorax during ventilating bronchoscopy: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.2.123
- Author:
Kyoung Ah HAN
1
;
Hyun Jung KIM
;
Hyo Jin BYON
;
Jin Tae KIM
;
Hee Soo KIM
;
Chong Sung KIM
;
Seong Deok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimjintae73@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac arrest;
Tension pneumothorax;
Ventilating bronchoscopy
- MeSH:
Bronchoscopes;
Bronchoscopy;
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation;
Chest Tubes;
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation;
Foreign Bodies;
Heart Arrest;
Humans;
Infant;
Lacerations;
Pneumothorax;
Thoracotomy
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(2):123-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tension pneumothorax during ventilating bronchoscopy for foreign body removal is a rare but life-threatening complication. The authors present a case of cardiac arrest caused by tension pneumothorax in a 9-month-old girl who underwent ventilating bronchoscopy for foreign body (peanut) removal. Tension pneumothorax was due to tracheobronchial lacerations caused by a bronchoscope. The patient was successfully resuscitated by cardiopulmonary resuscitation and chest tube insertion. The airway injury was effectively repaired by thoracotomy under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
