A lethal tension pneumothorax during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery: Can transesophageal echocardiography pick it?

Ann Card Anaesth. 2016 Oct-Dec;19(4):747-749. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.191543.

Abstract

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is establishing itself as the standard of care across the world. MICS CABG is currently performed in only a few centers. Hemodynamics disturbances are peculiar during MICS CABG due to space constraints. We report a 70-year-old man who underwent MICS CABG who developed tension pneumothorax during revascularization that was diagnosed in a novel way.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Drainage
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
  • Pleural Cavity / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumothorax / therapy