Bilateral pneumothoraces from a malfunctioning resuscitation valve

David P. Myers; Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola; Douglas R. Bacon; Wayne P. Slowik; Mark J. Lema

doi:10.1016/0952-8180(93)90111-Q

Bilateral pneumothoraces from a malfunctioning resuscitation valve

David P. Myers
, Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola
, Douglas R. Bacon
, Wayne P. Slowik
, Mark J. Lema

Department of Anesthesiology

University at Buffalo

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Abstract

Disposable resuscitation valves appear as relatively simple devices used to ventilate patients during both emergent situations and transport from the operating room to the intensive care unit. We report a case of a nonfunctional disposable resuscitation valve that resulted in barotrauma and bilateral pneumothoraces. A routine check for proper function of these valves before use in critically ill patients may help to eliminate such cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-435
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume	5
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-8180(93)90111-Q
State	Published - 1993

Keywords

Barotrauma
equipment
pneumothorax
respiration, mechanical
resuscitation
supplies

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