search
for
 About Bioline  All Journals  Testimonials  Membership  News


Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN: 0972-5229
EISSN: 0972-5229
Vol. 15, No. 1, 2011, pp. 52-54 		Bioline Code: cm11011
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2011, pp. 52-54

 en Contralateral hyperinflation: Computed tomography demonstration of an unusual complication of unrecognized endobronchial intubation
Debnath, Jyotindu; Kumar, Rajesh; Murali Krishna, R. Bala & Mathur, Ankit

Abstract

Endobronchial intubation (EBI) is an important complication of endotracheal intubation. In a case of unrecognized EBI, usually, the intubated lung gets hyperinflated while the contralateral lung collapses. We report a case of unrecognized right main stem EBI with ipsilateral normal aeration and contralateral hyperinflation detected during computed tomography scan of the chest for trauma work up in a case of severe head injury.

Keywords
Contralateral hyperinflation, endobronchial intubation, computed tomography

 
© Copyright 2011 Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine.
Alternative site location: http://www.ijccm.org/

Home Faq Resources Email Bioline
© Bioline International, 1989 - 2024, Site last up-dated on 01-Sep-2022.
Site created and maintained by the Reference Center on Environmental Information, CRIA, Brazil
System hosted by the Google Cloud Platform, GCP, Brazil