BILATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER EMERGENCY TRACHEOTOMY - 2 CASE-REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
AMEYE F MATTELIN W INGELS K BRADWELL R
Citation
F. Ameye et al., BILATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER EMERGENCY TRACHEOTOMY - 2 CASE-REPORTS AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(1), 1994, pp. 69-70
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
69 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:1<69:BPAET->2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Bilateral pneumothorax may occur after emergency tracheotomy, if a sig nificant upper airway obstruction with a large negative intrathoracic pressure exists.