Things to keep in mind after cardiopulmonary resuscitation: bilateral severe and widespread subcutaneous emphysema together with unilateral pneumothorax

Year 2019, , 183 - 185, 04.01.2019

Timuçin Alar , İsmail Ertuğrul Gedik

https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.396685

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) can cause severe complications such as rib and sternal
fracture, pneumothorax or hemothorax. In this article, we report a case of
widespread and severe bilateral subcutaneous emphysema and unilateral
iatrogenic pneumothorax that does not correlate with the severity of the
emphysema that occurred after active CPR. 

Keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pneumothorax, emphysema

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