| A Case of Pneumothorax and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Tracheostomized Patient during General Anesthesia . |
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Keum Yi Kang, Hyun Joong Youn, Sang Kyi Lee, He Sun Song |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chunju, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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Endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy may be an urgent, and essential procedure in cases of general anesthesia, airway obstruction, major head & neck surgery, etc, but it may cause many serious complications. The iuthors experienced a case of bilateral pneumothorax and generalized subcutaneous emphysema in a tracheostomized patient during general anesthesia with inhalation anesthetics. Herein the suthors present a case report and a review of the literature relating to the pneumothorax. |
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