Development of massive pneumopericardium after intubation and positive pressure ventilation.
Pneumopericardium is a rare complication of chest trauma, mechanical ventilation and cavitating pneumonia. We report a case of a 7-year-old patient with chronic myeloid leukemia who developed massive pneumopericardium immediately after being electively intubated for a diagnostic radiological procedure in the setting of ongoing Enterococcal pneumonia. As intensive care medicine becomes more prevalent in hospitals, we believe that clinicians need to be aware of this uncommon but potentially fatal condition.
Department of Internal Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore. alis@skm.org.pk
Ali S
AS
Wahla
Fahim Zaman
FZ
Khan
D001752:Blast Crisis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed