title: Cardiac arrest induced by tension pneumothorax during ventilating bronchoscopy -A case report-.
abstract: Tension pneumothorax during ventilating bronchoscopy for foreign body removal is a rare but life-threatening complication. The authors present a case of cardiac arrest caused by tension pneumothorax in a 9-month-old girl who underwent ventilating bronchoscopy for foreign body (peanut) removal. Tension pneumothorax was due to tracheobronchial lacerations caused by a bronchoscope. The patient was successfully resuscitated by cardiopulmonary resuscitation and chest tube insertion. The airway injury was effectively repaired by thoracotomy under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Ah
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hyun-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyo-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Byon
authors.forename: Jin-Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee-Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chong Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seong-Deok
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kim