Barotrauma related extensive pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome with low tidal volume

Postgrad Med J. 2010 Sep;86(1019):567-8. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.102368. Epub 2010 Aug 5.

Authors

Jiun-I Lai¹, Po-Chou Lin, Wei-Shu Wang, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yi-Chun Lai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan.

PMID: 20693153
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.102368

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Barotrauma / diagnosis
Barotrauma / etiology*
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
Mediastinal Emphysema / therapy
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Pneumothorax / therapy
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
Subcutaneous Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Subcutaneous Emphysema / etiology*
Subcutaneous Emphysema / therapy
Tidal Volume
Tomography, X-Ray Computed