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Southern medical journal · Feb 1984
Case ReportsPneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema complicating endotracheal intubation.
- C S Tan, D P Tashkin, and H Sassoon.
- South. Med. J. 1984 Feb 1;77(2):253-5.
AbstractWe report subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax as immediate complications of endotracheal intubation in a patient with diffuse interstitial lung disease. We postulate increased intra-alveolar pressure during intubation leading to rupture of a subpleural bleb or cyst as a possible mechanism causing these complications.
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