Kumar A, Shiwalkar N, Aslam H, Persaud P. Tension Pneumothorax During Rigid Bronchoscopy for Chronic Foreign Body Removal in a Child: A Case Report.
Cureus 2019;
11:e5628. [PMID:
31700731 PMCID:
PMC6822914 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.5628]
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Abstract
Rigid bronchoscopy for chronic foreign body removal can cause rare but life-threatening complications in the form of tension pneumothorax. A two-year-old child who developed sudden cardiac arrest during the procedure required urgent chest tube insertion. Integrated team effort with effective communication prevented devastating neurological sequelae from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
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