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Chest, Vol 93, 1301-1302, Copyright © 1988 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Surgical decompression of a tension pneumomediastinum. A ventilatory complication of status asthmaticus

HF Shennib, AN Barkun, E Matouk and PE Blundell
Division of Internal Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.

A case of status asthmaticus was associated with cardiorespiratory arrest, illustrating rarely reported complications of ventilatory therapy including tension pneumomediastinum and coronary air embolization. Proposed pathophysiologic mechanisms and recommendations for surgical management are discussed.


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