Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

Subcutaneous emphysema and pulmonary edema during laproscopic hysterectomy : A case report.

Puneet Verma

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Although having many benefits, laparoscopic surgeries are associated with serious complications as a result of pneumoperitonium and trendelenburg positioning. Subcutaneous emphysema and pulmonary edema are rare complications of laparoscopic surgery. In our patient steep trendelenburg position was given as requested by the surgeon. This may have increased the pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure and caused pulmonary edema. Secondly, our patient was planned for laparoscopic hysterectomy which required the insufflation of CO2 and creation of pneumoperitonium. This pushed the diaphragm upwards combined with steep trendelenburg position causing endoonchial displacement of ETT and accidental single lung ventilation. All this could have lead to pulmonary edema and subcutaneous emphysema.

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SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AND PULMONARY EDEMA DURING LAPROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY : A CASE REPORT., Puneet Verma GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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