Intraoperative cardiac arrest after unrecognized dynamic hyperinflation.
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.
Myles
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Department of Anaesthesia, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
Madder
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Morgan
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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*