A rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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A rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Dan Kottachchi,Jihao Dong,Susan Reid-2009-02-01-PubMed

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TL;DRAbstract

Chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be traumatic to patients. Sternal fractures occur in 1 of 5 resuscitation attempts, and costal fractures occur in 1 of 3; two-thirds of patients with costal fractures have 3 or more fractures in adjacent ribs.1 We report a rare complication of CPR in which the patient experienced 2 rib fractures associated with herniation of the lung parenchyma and pneumothorax.

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Chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be traumatic to patients. Sternal fractures occur in 1 of 5 resuscitation attempts, and costal fractures occur in 1 of 3; two-thirds of patients with costal fractures have 3 or more fractures in adjacent ribs.1 We report a rare complication of CPR in which the patient experienced 2 rib fractures associated with herniation of the lung parenchyma and pneumothorax.

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MedicineComplicationCardiopulmonary resuscitationPneumothoraxResuscitationRib cageSurgeryFlail chest

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