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Anesth Analg
; 106(1): 58-60, table of contents, 2008 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18165551
RESUMO
Unrecognized tension pneumothorax can have catastrophic consequences. We report a case of a patient who developed a contralateral tension pneumothorax during thoracotomy without the classic signs of marked hypoxemia and hemodynamic instability. A tension pneumothorax should be considered in any patient who develops high peak inspiratory pressures during one-lung ventilation with an open chest, even in the absence of the classic signs of hypoxemia and hypotension.