Gas dissection from the thorax to the abdomen
Marina Manica Tamiozzo, Letícia Dalmolin, Mariana Manica Tamiozzo · 2025
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Description
Marina Manica Tamiozzo, Letícia Dalmolin, and Mariana Manica Tamiozzo wrote a 2025 case report on air that spread through an older woman's body. The 80-year-old woman came to an emergency unit after a brief loss of consciousness. She had low oxygen and reduced awareness, so a breathing tube was placed.
Scans showed air in both chest spaces, in the belly, and behind the belly organs. Doctors first feared a torn gut, but surgery found no injury there. They traced the air to the breathing machine: high pressure had burst tiny air sacs in her lungs. Air then tracked along vessels into the chest center and on into the belly, a path called the Macklin effect. The woman later had a stroke and died. The report warns how pressure injury can mimic a surgical emergency.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marina Manica Tamiozzo, Letícia Dalmolin, Mariana Manica Tamiozzo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |