Abstract
A 26-year-old woman developed the adult respiratory distress syndrome after a post-partum haemorrhage. After mechanical ventilation was started the signs of a tense and distended acute abdomen developed. The aspiration and subsequent analysis of copious intra-peritoneal gas confirmed the diagnosis of a tension pneumoperitoneum secondary to pulmonary barotrauma.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 532-3 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
Keywords
- Abdomen, Acute
- Adult
- Barotrauma
- Female
- Humans
- Lung Injury
- Pneumoperitoneum
- Respiration, Artificial