Bilateral Pneumothorax during Apnea Test: A Case Report and Literature Review
Journal Title: Türk Yoğun Bakım Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
Brain death is characterized by irreversible loss of all brain functions and it is defined as a clinical condition where intracranial circulation stops. Apnea test is one of the tests which is used in the clinical diagnosis of brain death, absence of brain stem reflexes, and as a complement to absence of motor response to painful stimulants. Apnea test is a test which has a high complication rate. Complications such as hypoxia, hypotension, acidosis, cardiac arrhythmia, asystole, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum may develop during an apnea test. In this case report, a patient with biletarel pneumothorax due to air trapping because of an oxygen cannula blocking the airway.
Authors and Affiliations
Ali Ahıskalıoğlu, Elif Oral Ahıskalıoğlu, Ahmet Murat Yayık, Ahmet Kacıroğlu, Bahadır Çiftçi, Nazım Doğan
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