Article
A Rare Cause of Pneumoperitoneum
West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020
Division
West Florida
Hospital
St. Petersburg General Hospital
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-1-2020
Keywords
- Pneumoperitoneum,
- acute peritonitis,
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
- CPR,
- artificial respiration
Disciplines
Abstract
Pneumoperitoneum is most commonly associated with a perforated viscus. When free air is seen on imaging, the most common course of action is an emergent exploratory laparotomy. However, pneumoperitoneum may not always be indicative of a perforated bowel. In the case described below, we will discuss a patient who developed acute peritonitis and pneumoperitoneum after undergoing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and positive pressure mechanical ventilation.
Citation Information
Robert Zusman, George Michael, Anna E Augustin, My Myers, et al.. "A Rare Cause of Pneumoperitoneum" (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/my-myers/4/