Surgical tension pneumothorax during laparoscopic repair of massive hiatus hernia: A different situation requiring different management

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1120-1123

  Phillips, S ^a,b   Falk, G L ^a,b,c  

^a SYDNEY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Fundoplication; Laparoscopy; Massive hiatus hernia; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855380848     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900621     Document Type: Article

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