Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-18-2023
Abstract
Introduction: Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of blunt traumatic injury and is thought to be due to the Macklin effect, a pathophysiologic process comprised of three steps: alveolar rupture secondary to blunt injury; air dissecting along bronchovascular sheaths; and spread of pulmonary interstitial edema into the mediastinal space. Pneumomediastinum is rarely associated with pneumoretroperitoneum.
Case Report: We present a case of a patient who suffered a cardiac arrest after a fall during a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, leading to pneumoretroperitoneum.
Conclusion: This case highlights the complications that can arise from blunt trauma and how underlying lung pathology can worsen these complications.
Recommended Citation
Daecher, Annemarie; Hartman, Brittany; and Krueger, James, "A Case Report of Pneumoretroperitoneum from Blunt Trauma in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" (2023). Einstein Health Papers. Paper 27.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/einsteinfp/27
Creative Commons License
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Volume 7, Issue 4, November 2023, Pg. 337 - 241.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1239. Copyright © 2023 Daecher et al.