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El Haj Chehade A, Debal G, Mansour W, Avula A, Chalhoub M. Pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum and air travel: A case report in a patient with Gardner syndrome. Respir Med Case Rep 2020; 31:101271. [PMID: 33145161 PMCID: PMC7596335 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Onboard aircraft medical emergencies are on the rise as commercial air traffic is increasing. However, thoracic injury secondary to air travel is extremely rare and, most reported injuries are cases of pneumothoraces. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium have been barely reported in the medical literature as a complication of air travel. We are reporting a case of spontaneous pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum in a patient with Gardner's Syndrome after a flight from Central America to New York City. The patient presented with chest discomfort. He was managed conservatively with oxygen therapy as he was hemodynamically stable throughout his stay in the hospital. A thorough work up in hospital including and esophagogram and a CT scan of the chest were none revealing of the cause. However, the patient was noted to have metastatic rectal cancer with lung involvement. The patient was discharged with instructions to avoid air travel. Air travel emergencies are on the rise with the increasing air traffic. Pneumomedisatinum and Pneumopericardium post air travel are rare but reported complications. Treatment consists of treating the underlying cause. Management Guidelines are absent to date.
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- Ahel El Haj Chehade
- Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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- Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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- Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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- Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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- Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA
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Air tamponade of the heart. POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2016; 13:150-3. [PMID: 27516791 PMCID: PMC4971273 DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2016.61052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pneumopericardium is a rare disease defined as the presence of air or gas in the pericardial sac. Among the etiological factors, the following stand out: chest trauma, barotrauma, air-containing fistulas between the pericardium and the surrounding structures, secondary gas production by microorganisms growing in the pericardial sac, and iatrogenic factors. Until now, spontaneous pneumopericardium has been considered a harmless and temporary state, but a review of clinical cases indicates that the presence of air in the pericardium can lead to cardiac tamponade and life-threatening hemodynamic disturbances. We present the case of an 80-year-old patient with a chronic bronchopericardial fistula, who suffered from a cardiac arrest due to air tamponade of the heart.
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Visser F, Heine M, Levin AI, Coetzee AR. Pneumopericardium:two case reports and a review. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2008.10872544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Arashi D, Tanaka K, Hamada T, Funao T, Hase I, Kariya N, Mori T, Nishikawa K. A delayed case of tension pneumopericardium after total gastrectomy. J Clin Anesth 2014; 26:58-61. [PMID: 24440035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A case of tension pneumopericardium that occurred after total gastrectomy in an 80 year old woman is presented. There have been some prior case reports of pneumopericardium that occurred during positive pressure ventilation; in this patient hypotension due to tension pneumopericardium occurred after extubation. Return of spontaneous ventilation with negative-pressure breathing may have induced air aspiration into the pericardial sac from the abdominal cavity.
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- Daisuke Arashi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, 663-8131, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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Eichhorn F, Heussel CP, Storz K, Dreher S, Dienemann H. [Dyspnea, cough and tachycardia]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2012; 107:285-8. [PMID: 22349540 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-012-0085-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 01/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pneumopericardium is known as a rare complication following cardiothoracic surgery or intravenous line placement. Baseline examination including chest x-ray may lead to diagnosis. To prevent cardiac tamponade, pericardiotomy or adaequate pericardial drainage is crucial. We revealed pneumopericardium as the reason for new dyspnea and tachycardia in a 56-year-old man 3 weeks after lobectomy and lymphadenectomy because of a non-small cell lung cancer. Early decision for transpleural pericardiotomy prevented a possibly lethal course.
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- F Eichhorn
- Abteilung für Thoraxchirurgie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Amalienstr. 5, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Iatrogenic tension pneumopericardium in a patient with posttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2011; 31:e59-60. [PMID: 22197038 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Anzalone JV, Vastardis S. Oroantral communication as an osteotome sinus elevation complication. J ORAL IMPLANTOL 2010; 36:231-7. [PMID: 20553178 DOI: 10.1563/aaid-joi-d-09-00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The sinus elevation procedure is a predictable technique to allow for placement of dental implants in the posterior maxilla when the height of the alveolar ridge is limited. The sinus elevation can be performed by various techniques. In the crestal approach, bone graft is utilized to hydraulically elevate the sinus membrane through an osteotomy prepared in the alveolar crest. The implant can be placed either immediately or at a later surgery. This is a case report of an oroantral communication that developed as a complication to a sinus elevation surgery performed with the crestal approach. A 54-year-old female patient presented for dental implant treatment. The patient reported sleep apnea and smoking. Full-thickness flap was reflected in the posterior maxilla and using trephines, an osteotomy was prepared, 1 mm short of the sinus. The trephined core of bone was pushed into the sinus using osteotomes. Particulate bone graft was introduced through the osteotomy to elevate the sinus membrane, and a collagen membrane was used over the bone graft. Six days after surgery, the patient returned to the clinic with an oroantral communication. The patient reported that she was using a positive-pressure breathing mask at night because of sleep apnea. A flap was extended to the tuberosity area and was rotated palatally to achieve closure. The use of the pressure breathing mask was discontinued. The oroantral communication was successfully closed. Relatively few complications have been reported using the osteotome sinus elevation technique. The use of a positive pressure mask may have complicated a sinus elevation surgery. Other factors that may have contributed to this complication include smoking and delayed healing of the area.
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Su Q, Feng Z, Li T, Jin T. Tension pneumopericardium leads to cardiac tamponade during hand-assisted ventilation in patients with uremia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008; 135:432-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2007] [Accepted: 10/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Successful therapy with CPAP depends greatly on individual patient acceptance and compliance. Current indications for CPAP, including those for mild obstructive sleep apnea, will need to be revisited when results from the longitudinal follow-up of the Wisconsin Cohort and the Sleep Heart Health Study are made available.
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- Susmita Chowdhuri
- Department of Medicine (11M), John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Wayne State University, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Quint J, Mills W, Lewis D, Cavenagh JD, Agrawal SG. A complication of steroid therapy in acute leukaemia--a case report. Hematology 2006; 11:97-9. [PMID: 16753848 DOI: 10.1080/10245330500469916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Common complications associated with steroid therapy are well documented. We report a rare and fatal complication, in which oesophageal erosion secondary to the use of steroids was associated with pneumopericardium.
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- J Quint
- St Bartholomew's Hospital, (Queen Mary University of London), Department of Haematological Oncology, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
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Han F, Jiang YY, Zheng JH, Gao ZC, He QY. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation treatment for acute respiratory failure in SARS. Sleep Breath 2004; 8:97-106. [PMID: 15211394 PMCID: PMC7089191 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-004-0097-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study describes the blood gases features and short-term outcomes with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) treatment in the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF) during a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic. Between April 22 and May 1, 2003, 120 patients meeting clinical criteria for SARS were admitted to a hospital for infectious diseases in Beijing, China. At 6 weeks after onset, 25% of patients (30/120) had experienced ARF. Of interest, 16 of these patients (53%) exhibited hypercapnia (PaCO (2) > 45 mm Hg), and 10 hypercapnic events occurred within 1 week of admission. The occurence of hypencapnia or CO (2) retention and was accompanied by myalgias. NPPV was instituted in 28 patients; one was intolerant of NPPV. In the remaining 27 patients, NPPV was initiated 1.2 +/- 1.6 days after ARF onset. An hour of NPPV therapy led to significant increases in PaO (2) and PaO (2)/FiO (2) and a decrease in respiratory rate ( p < 0.01). Endotracheal intubation was required in one third of the patients (9 of 27) who initially had a favorable response to NPPV. Remarkable pulmonary barotrauma was noticed in 7 of all 120 patients (5.8%) and in 6 of those (22%) on NPPV. The overall fatality rate at 13 weeks was 6.7% (8/120); it was higher (26.7%) in those needing NPPV. No caregiver contracted SARS. We conclude that NPPV is a feasible and appropriate treatment for ARF occurring as a result of a SARS infection.
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- Fang Han
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, the People's Hospital, Beijing University, Beijing, China.
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Brander L, Ramsay D, Dreier D, Peter M, Graeni R. Continuous left hemidiaphragm sign revisited: a case of spontaneous pneumopericardium and literature review. Heart 2002; 88:e5. [PMID: 12231618 PMCID: PMC1767382 DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.4.e5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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In pneumopericardium, a rare but potentially life threatening differential diagnosis of chest pain with a broad variety of causes, rapid diagnosis and adequate treatment are crucial. In upright posteroanterior chest radiography, the apical limit of a radiolucent rim, outlining both the left ventricle and the right atrium, lies at the level of the pulmonary artery and ascending aorta, reflecting the anatomical limits of the pericardium. The band of gas surrounding the heart may outline the normally invisible parts of the diaphragm, producing the continuous left hemidiaphragm sign in an upright lateral chest radiograph. If haemodynamic conditions are stable, the underlying condition should be treated and the patient should be monitored closely. Acute haemodynamic deterioration should prompt rapid further investigation and cardiac tamponade must be actively ruled out. Spontaneous pneumopericardium in a 20 year old man is presented, and its pathophysiology described.
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- L Brander
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
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