title: Bilateral pneumothoraces in a pediatric patient undergoing Hickman catheter placement.
abstract: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) is often used for airway management in pediatric patients. We report bilateral pneumothoraces in a patient who underwent neck surgery whose airway was managed with a LMA. We recommend that the LMA be used with caution in small children undergoing deep-neck dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA.
authors.forename: G Brent
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: Neil Roy
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Connelly
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents