Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Endotracheal Intubation
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 77 (2) , 253-255
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198402000-00033
Abstract
We report subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax as immediate complications of endotracheal intubation in a patient with diffuse interstitial lung disease. We postulate increased intra-alveolar pressure during intubation leading to rupture of a subpleural bleb or cyst as a possible mechanism causing these complications.Keywords
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