Revista de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-maxilo-facial
ISSN 1808-5210
MORAES, Paulo Hemerson de; SATO, Fábio Ricardo Loureiro; ASPRINO, Luciana MOREIRA, Roger William Fernandes. Pulmonary barotrauma during general anesthesia for facial trauma surgical procedure. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. []. 2010, 10, 2, pp. 13-17. ISSN 1808-5210.
One of the possible injuries that may affect the patient during general anesthesia is known as barotrauma, which originates from a hypertension pneumothorax. This type of trauma may represent a serious risk to the patient if it is not promptly identified and treated. In view of this, the aim of this article is to report a case of hypertension pneumothorax, its diagnosis and treatment, as well to review the literature on this subject.
: Barotrauma; Artificial Pneumothorax.