Open AccessPneumoperitoneum Secondary to Pneumothorax Post-Intubation in a Patient with Difficult Airway
Author(s) -
Giovanna De Agostini Camargo,
Antônia de Abreu Afrange,
João Kleber de Almeida Gentile
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jghr/2021(2)124
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , pneumoperitoneum , intubation , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , airway , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory failure , intensive care medicine , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering , laparoscopy
The use of mechanical ventilation can be performed in situations where patients need ventilatory support to maintain adequate oxygenation. Its inappropriate use can cause some complications, among them: pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum. Our report describes a 28-year-old man admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of Covid-19 requiring mechanical ventilation with orotracheal intubation due to acute respiratory failure. During the patient’s clinical evolution he presented bilateral pneumothorax with evolution and progression to secondary pneumoperitoneum, where we sought to understand the relationship between the two conditions.