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Bilateral pneumothorax after emergency tracheotomy: two case reports and a review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

F. Ameye ,
W. Mattelin ,
K. Ingels  and
R. Bradwell
F. Ameye*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate HG2 7SW.
W. Mattelin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
K. Ingels
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
R. Bradwell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate HG2 7SW.
*
F. Ameye, M.D., F.R.C.S., Department of Surgery, University Hospital, De Pintelaan, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Fax: 00 32 91 40 38 91
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Abstract

Bilateral pneumothorax may occur after emergency tracheotomy, if a significant upper airway obstruction with a large negative intrathoracic pressure exists.

Keywords

TracheotomyPneumothorax
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 69 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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