Delayed subcutaneous emphysema, mediastinal emphysema and pneumothorax after tracheal intubation in a child: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subcutaneous emphysema and mediastinal emphysema and/or pneumothorax after mechanical ventilation through endotracheal intubation is not uncommon. However, cases of delayed mediastinal emphysema and subcutaneous emphysema after extubation and their further development into pneumothorax have rarely been reported, especially in children. Given this, we provide such a case for the reference of clinicians.

Case description

We report a case of a 2-year-old girl with no abnormalities at the preoperative examination, who developed subcutaneous emphysema and mediastinal emphysema 4 hours after recovery from general anesthesia due to ophthalmic arterial infusion chemotherapy for retinoblastoma, and bilateral pneumothorax 12 hours later. The patient recovered and was discha

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature