| Unilateral Tension Pneumothorax during General Anesthesia - A case report. |
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Kyung Hae Lee, Bon Hong Koo, Ik Soo Kim, Se Jin Choi |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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A caae is preaented of unilataral tension pneumothorax in a 5 year old patieat who underwent a cleft palate. This complication is belived to have been due to ventilation of high intratracheal pressure with high fresh gas flow (8L/min). It is suggested to use a correct sise tube, ventilation of a proper intratracheal pressure with appropriate fresh gas flow and to monitor breathing sound with precordial stethosco during E.N.T. operation. |
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