RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cerebral air embolism complicating bilevel positive airway pressure therapy
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 235
OP 237
DO 10.1183/09031936.98.12010235
VO 12
IS 1
A1 SC Hung
A1 HC Hsu
A1 SC Chang
YR 1998
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/12/1/235.abstract
AB A 13 yr old male with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who received bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation via a face mask for post-transplant pneumonitis developed subcutaneous emphysema, radiographic evidence of pulmonary interstitial emphysema, pneumomediastinum and 6 h later, right hemiparesis and focal livedo reticularis. This case illustrates that severe barotrauma may complicate noninvasive bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation.