EARLY DETECTION OF CO2 PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CONTINUOUS SPIROMETRY DURINGLAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION

Authors
MAKINEN MT YLIHANKALA A KANSANAHO M
Citation
Mt. Makinen et al., EARLY DETECTION OF CO2 PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CONTINUOUS SPIROMETRY DURINGLAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION, Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 39(3), 1995, pp. 411-413
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015172
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
411 - 413
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5172(1995)39:3<411:EDOCPW>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In two patients, operated on because of gastroesophageal reflux, carbo n dioxide pneumothorax developed during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplica tion. In both instances, decrease of lung compliance and a change of p ressure-volume loop configuration, computed and illustrated with oh-li ne spirometry led quickly to diagnosis of this complication. We conclu de that continuous spirometry is valuable as an early indicator of int raoperative pneumothorax.