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Chest, Vol 78, 656-657, Copyright © 1980 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Pneumocephalus. A complication of continuous positive airway pressure after trauma

CE Klopfenstein, A Forster and PM Suter

We report an uncommon and potentially dangerous complication of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied during spontaneous respiration. A patient with multiple fractures and recurrernt atelectasis developed pneumocephalus on the seventh day of respiratory therapy with CPAP via a face mask. A fracture of the base of the skull, not recognized despite neurologic and radiologic evaluation at admission, was at the origin of this complication.


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