title: Central hyperventilation syndrome due to massive pneumocephalus after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a case report.
abstract: Pneumocephalus is common after brain surgeries, but usually is not substantial enough to cause serious complications. We recently encountered a case of post-operative tachypnea after an endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy. At first, we thought that the hyperventilation was the result of residual paralysis after emergence from anesthesia, but during further evaluation we found a massive pneumocephalus. In such unusual post-operative situations, physicians should consider surgery-related complications as the possible cause as well, along with the anesthetic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Euiseok
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Heezoo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4754-9776
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Gun
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Kyu
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4068-2363
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dongik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chung
keywords: Pneumocephalus; Postoperative care; Tachypnea