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A Complication of Mechanical Ventilation

James T. Stringfield III, MD; James P. Graham, MD; Charles M. Watts, MD; Rodney R. Bentz, MD; John G. Weg, MD

JAMA. 1976;235(7):744-746.

Abstract
Pneumoperltoneum occurred in three adults receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Since the presence of a perforated viscus could not be confirmed by combinations of clinical, surgical, or autopsy findings in any of these patients, it appears that the free abdominal air in these patients was a complication of the ventilatory therapy. It is possible that such a complication may be more common than is currently recognized and thus should be added to the differential diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum.

(JAMA 235:744-746, 1976)

Author Affiliations
From the Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, and University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to University Hospital, S11303, 1405 E Ann St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (Dr Stringfield).

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