Korean J Anesthesiol.  1988 Jun;21(3):519-521. 10.4097/kjae.1988.21.3.519.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Tension Pneumothorax during Ventilating Bronchosocpy

• Hong KH
• Lee YJ
• Kim JD
• Kim SI
• Cho KH

• KMID: 2116508
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1988.21.3.519

Abstract

Tension pneumothorax is a rare complication during anesthesia and ventilating bronchoscopy. The authors have experienced a case of tension pneumothorax during ventilating bronchoscopy for removal of a foreign body(peanut) in the left mian bronches which caused cardiac arrest in a 22 month old pt. The patients was successfully resuscitated by CPR and closed thoracostomy. Subsequently the foreigh body was removed by bronchotomy.

Keyword

ventilating bronchoscopy; Tension Pneumothorax; Cardiac arrest; Closed thoracostomy

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Bronchoscopy
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Heart Arrest
Humans
Infant
Pneumothorax*
Thoracostomy