title: Anesthetic Complication during Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery: A Case Report of Intraoperative Tension Pneumothorax.
abstract: Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening emergency that requires a high index of suspension and immediate intervention to prevent circulatory collapse and death. Only five cases of pneumothorax were described in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery literature. All cases were postoperative complications associated with orthognathic surgery. We report a case of intraoperative tension pneumothorax during a routine facial trauma surgery requiring emergency chest decompression. The possible causes, classification, and reported cases will be presented.
authors: Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York.
authors: Al Haitham
authors: AH
authors: Al Shetawi
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors: Leonard
authors: L
authors: Golden
authors: Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Turner
keywords: anesthesia complications; facial trauma; tension pneumothorax