PNEUMOPERICARDIUM ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION DURING LASER-SURGERY OF THE HYPOPHARYNX IN A CHILD

Authors
MIKKELSEN S KNUDSEN KE
Citation
S. Mikkelsen et Ke. Knudsen, PNEUMOPERICARDIUM ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION DURING LASER-SURGERY OF THE HYPOPHARYNX IN A CHILD, European journal of anaesthesiology, 14(6), 1997, pp. 659-661
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
European journal of anaesthesiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02650215
Volume
14
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
659 - 661
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-0215(1997)14:6<659:PAWHJV>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A case of pneumopericardium, without concomitant pneumothorax, resulti ng from high frequency jet ventilation during laser surgery of the hyp opharynx is described. The patient, a four-year-old boy, suffered card iac arrest as a consequence of the incident. The pneumopericardium was likely to have been caused by obstruction to the expiratory flow duri ng surgery. Other possible explanations for the incident are discussed .