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Tension pneumothorax during ventilation via Ayre's T-piece
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2006
Abstract
The occurrence of a pneumothorax in a 4-week-old infant is described. The cause of the problem is believed to have been a kink in the silastic reservoir tube. The failure of the monitors to detect the event and methods of improving safety are discussed. Difficulties may occur even with familiar equipment; the value of full monitoring and constant vigilance are stressed.
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- 1996 European Society of Anaesthesiology
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