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Journal of Case Reports
Use of Bag Valve Device Resulting in Pneumothorax
Alpay Ates, Müge Arikan, Aysegül Ozgok
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Alpay Ates
Email: safranbolualpayates@hotmail.com
Received: 15-NOV-2016 Accepted: 22-DEC-2016 Published Online: 25-DEC-2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2016.0146
Abstract
We present a case of bilateral pneumothorax (PNX) and pneumo-mediastinum that developed after manual ventilation with a bag valve device during transport. A 65-year-old female patient underwent a lumbar disc stabilization surgery under general anesthesia. Manual ventilation with a bag valve device was performed during transport to imaging center. However, the patient developed bilateral pneumothorax and pneumo-mediastinum. The chest tube was inserted, and the patient made a rapid recovery. The chest tube was removed on the third postoperative day, and she was discharged uneventfully on the sixth
postoperative day.
Keywords : Chest Pain, Chest Tube, Dyspnea, Oxygen, Pneumothorax.
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