Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and hemorrhagic shock complicating oxygen administration through a nasopharyngeal catheter

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Dec;90(6):2061. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.096.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemostasis, Surgical / methods
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / surgery
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis
  • Pneumothorax / etiology*
  • Pneumothorax / surgery
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology*
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / therapy
  • Stomach / injuries
  • Stomach Rupture / complications
  • Stomach Rupture / diagnosis
  • Stomach Rupture / surgery
  • Thoracotomy / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed