Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)-induced pneumocephalus and pneumoperitoneum in a patient with a one-way flow control ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Intensive Care Med. 2011 May;37(5):889-90. doi: 10.1007/s00134-011-2191-7. Epub 2011 Feb 26.

Authors

Alice Wolfromm, Nicolas Weiss, Sophie Espinoza, Jean-Luc Diehl, Jean-Yves Fagon, Emmanuel Guerot

PMID: 21359607
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2191-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pneumocephalus / diagnostic imaging
Pneumocephalus / etiology*
Pneumoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
Pneumoperitoneum / etiology*
Positive-Pressure Respiration / adverse effects*
Radiography
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / instrumentation*