Intraoperative cardiac arrest after unrecognized dynamic hyperinflation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of intraoperative dynamic hyperinflation ("gas trapping") which led to cardiac arrest, with electromechanical dissociation. The features of this poorly recognized phenomenon are described.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Heart Arrest
- Intraoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Respiration, Artificial