title: Intraoperative cardiac arrest after unrecognized dynamic hyperinflation.
abstract: We report a case of intraoperative dynamic hyperinflation ("gas trapping") which led to cardiac arrest, with electromechanical dissociation. The features of this poorly recognized phenomenon are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Myles
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Madder
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*