M Ravi Krishna, Pramod Sood, Parshotam Lal Gautam
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Krishna MR, Sood P, Gautam PL. Non‐surgical pneumoperitoneum and pneumoretroperitoneum associated with mechanical ventilation. J Mech Vent 2022; 3(3):142-146.
Abstract
We present two rare cases of mechanical ventilation-associated barotrauma presenting with pneumoperitoneum and pneumoretroperitoneum separately. Pneumoperitoneum and pneumoretroperitoneum are not always associated with a hollow viscous perforation and can be seen due to barotrauma as a consequence of the Macklin effect.
Keywords
Pneumothorax, Pneumoperitoneum, Macklin effect
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