[Tension pneumothorax as anaesthesia complication - report on 3 cases (author's transl)].
Three cases of tension pneumothorax during anesthesia are reported. The symptoms, difficulty to ventilation, unusual, decreased or absent chest movements and breath sounds, rapid onset of circulatory collapse. Decompression of the pleural cavity by puncture or thoracotomy is lifesaving.
D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000009:adverse effects; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects; D013874:Thiopental / Q000009:adverse effects
D013390:Succinylcholine; D013874:Thiopental; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010100:Oxygen
Spannungspneumothorax als Narkosekomplikation - 3 Fallberichte