Subcutaneous emphysema producing airway compromise after anesthesia for reduction of a mandibular fracture. A case report and review of the literature.

作者信息

Anderson J A, Tucker M R, Foley W L, Pillsbury H C, Norfleet E A

机构信息

University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Chapel Hill 27599.

出版信息

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991 Mar;71(3):275-9. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90298-q.

Subcutaneous emphysema can occur as the result of trauma, surgery, and anesthesia. A case is presented of extensive subcutaneous emphysema after anesthesia for oral surgical reduction of a mandibular fracture. A discussion of the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of subcutaneous emphysema follows.