title: Life threatening tension pneumothorax during cardiac surgery. A case report.
abstract: Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that occurs when the intrapleural pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure. It requires prompt diagnosis and immediate treatment. Tension pneumothorax developing postoperatively after cardiac surgery is not uncommon but occurrence in the operating room during cardiac surgery is rare. We report a case of tension pneumothorax intraoperatively during off pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.affiliation: Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trehan
keywords: cardiac surgery; hypotension; pneumothorax