Upper airway obstruction as a result of massive subcutaneous emphysema following accidental removal of an intercostal drain.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is described of extensive subcutaneous emphysema with rapid and life-threatening airway obstruction. The incident followed inadvertent removal of a chest drain in a patient with a persistent air leak from an iatrogenic pneumothorax. The pneumothorax had developed during pacemaker insertion.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Chest Tubes
- Medical Errors
- Pneumothorax
- Subcutaneous Emphysema