Pneumomediastinum and bilateral tension pneumothorax as a complication of oxygen therapy using a nasal cannula;Pneumomédiastin et pneumothorax bilatéral compressif compliquant une oxygénothérapie délivrée par sonde nasale

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-42

  Cesareo, E ^a   Leroy, P ^b   Charron, R ^a   Noel, M ^b   Angenard, F ^c  

^a Polyclinique Saint Joseph   (France)

^b Service d'Accueil et d'Urgence   (France)

^c Centre hospitalier de Lagny Marne la Vallee   (France)

Author keywords

Cannula complication; Oxygen nasal; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax; Submucosal emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ANXIETY; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0344490372     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(02)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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