Tension pneumothorax and cardiac arrest from an improvised oxygen delivery system

David B. Wax; Sabrina Bhagwan; Yaakov Beilin

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.02.013

Tension pneumothorax and cardiac arrest from an improvised oxygen delivery system

David B. Wax, Sabrina Bhagwan, Yaakov Beilin

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Abstract

An improvised mechanism for delivering supplemental oxygen to a spontaneously breathing, tracheally intubated patient set the stage for a case of barotrauma, bilateral tension pneumothorax, and cardiovascular collapse. Diagnosis and treatment was delayed by failed needle decompression of the pneumothoraces. Recommendations are made regarding the prevention and treatment of this complication to improve patient safety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	546-548
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume	19
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.02.013
State	Published - Nov 2007

Keywords

Barotrauma
Cardiac arrest
Oxygen delivery system
Tension pneumothorax

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