title: Pneumopericardium associated with face-mask continuous positive airway pressure.
abstract: This is an uncommon case of a patient who developed pneumopericardium while being treated with face-mask continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for hypoxic respiratory failure following a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. A pneumopericardium detected by chest radiograph resolved completely after discontinuation of face-mask CPAP. Possible mechanisms that may have been involved in this unusual complication are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: McEachern
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008397:Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed