Tension pneumoperitoneum in a child as complication of high frequency oscillatory ventilation: A case report

Pneumoperitoneum is most often secondary to a perforated hollow viscous mandating urgent surgical intervention. Pneumoperitoneum as a life-threatening complication of mechanical ventilation is rarely reported and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Here, we report an 18-month old boy wh...

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Main Authors: Mounika V Reddy, Arun Baranwal, Muralidharan Jayashree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2019;volume=6;issue=6;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Reddy