Surgical emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum complicating intubation for anaesthesia.
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A combination of surgical emphysema, bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum complicating anaesthesia using endotracheal intubation has been reported only once before. Its occurrence twice in a recent period of 4 months at one hospital suggests that it may not be rare. Recognition of the early signs should enable steps to be taken before irreversible cerebral damage has occurred.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 51 599 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975