Korean J Anesthesiol.  2010 Dec;59(Suppl):S218-S221. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S218.

Barotrauma developed during intra-hospital transfer: A case report

• Kim JB
• Jung HJ
• Lee JM
• Im KS
• Kim DJ

• KMID: 2237391
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S218

Abstract

A 74-year-old male patient receiving ventilatory support due to aspiration pneumonia developed bilateral pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, pneumo-retroperitoneum, and subcutaneous emphysema, after manual ventilation while being transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the operating room (OR). These complications were assumed to be secondary to inappropriate manual ventilation of the intubated patient. In addition, it is likely that the possible migration of an already marginally acceptable endotracheal tube (ETT) position during transport was the cause of these complications. Finally, aggravation of a latent pneumothorax might have contributed to these complications.

Keyword

Barotrauma; Transfer; Ventilation

MeSH Terms

Aged
Barotrauma
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema
Operating Rooms
Pneumonia, Aspiration
Pneumopericardium
Pneumothorax
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Ventilation