[Stomach rupture after nasal oxygen administration].
We report a case of a spontaneous rupture of a normal stomach after therapeutic oxygen administration. In this case, early treatment precluded the need for a laparotomy. This rare complication highlights the importance of the right positioning of a nasal catheter and leads us to question its role compared to other means of oxygen delivery (nasal cannulae, Hudson mask, Venturi mask).
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94800 Villejuif, France.
Boughaba
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Kuoch
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Blot
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Desruennes
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology*