Mechanical ventilation-associated pneumothorax presenting with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients with acute respiratory failure / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 106-110, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-213787
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of pneumothorax cases among Intensive Care Unit patients who require mechanical ventilation ranges from 4%-15%. A pneumothorax remains one of the most serious complications of positive pressure ventilation. It can be diagnosed in a critically ill patient through a physical examination or radiographic studies that include chest radiographs, ultrasonography, or computed tomography scanning. However, in a critically ill patient, the diagnosis of a pneumothorax is often complicated by other diseases and by difficulties in imaging sick and unconscious patients. Although electrocardiogram changes associated with a pneumothorax have been described for many years, there has been no report of such among patients who require mechanical ventilation. In this paper, we report 2 cases of a spontaneous pneumothorax with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients who required invasive mechanical ventilation due to acute respiratory failure.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Pneumothorax
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Respiration, Artificial
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Respiratory Insufficiency
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Tachycardia, Supraventricular
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Prevalence
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Positive-Pressure Respiration
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Ultrasonography
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Critical Illness
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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