title: Complications from supervised mask use in post-operative surgical patients during the Gulf War.
abstract: This is a report of three patients in a surgical ward of a hospital who developed complications seemingly related to the use of full-face-fitting masks associated with the first Scud Missile attack on Israel during the Gulf War. Patient 1 developed atrial fibrillation with an uncontrolled ventricular rate; Patient 2 redeveloped a gastrointestinal hemorrhage; and Patient 3 developed a severe anxiety attack. Each of the three was severely ill prior to the event. Special attention should be given to severely ill patients during such events.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. rivkind@cc.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Rivkind
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weingart
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Izhar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barach
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Belzberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D012134:Respiratory Protective Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014857:Warfare