Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Tension pneumoperitoneum.

C Ralston1, T H Clutton-Brock, P Hutton

  • 1Department of Anaesthetics, University of Birmingham, England.

Intensive Care Medicine
|January 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

An in vitro investigation into the effects of postbiotic supplementation on stabilising equine hindgut pH.

Journal of equine veterinary science·2025
Same author

Variation in timing of decisions to withdraw life-sustaining treatment in adult ICU patients from three centres in different geographies: Do clinical factors explain the difference?

The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society·2023
Same author

GENETIC VARIATION AND JUVENILE SURVIVAL IN RED DEER.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution·2017
Same author

LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN PRIMATES.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution·2017
Same author

COUNTERVAILING SELECTION IN DIFFERENT FITNESS COMPONENTS IN FEMALE RED DEER.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution·2017
Same author

Increased food availability raises eviction rate in a cooperative breeding mammal.

Biology letters·2017
Same journal

Prehospital airway and ventilatory management: a collaborative and narrative review.

Intensive care medicine·2026
Same journal

Effects of a clinical metagenomics intervention on clinical outcomes, healthcare costs, and health-related quality of life in patients with sepsis or septic shock: results of the randomized-controlled DigiSep trial.

Intensive care medicine·2026
Same journal

Burden of and risk factors for neurological complications in critical illness.

Intensive care medicine·2026
Same journal

The HLH-Risk-Calculator is a machine learning-based tool to predict course & mortality of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Intensive care medicine·2026
Same journal

ECMO for patients with obesity: evidence and practice.

Intensive care medicine·2026
Same journal

HIgh versus STAndard blood Pressure target in hypertensive high-risk patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery: the HISTAP multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Intensive care medicine·2026
See all related articles

A postpartum hemorrhage led to adult respiratory distress syndrome in a young woman. Mechanical ventilation caused a tension pneumoperitoneum due to pulmonary barotrauma, indicated by abdominal gas.

Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Postpartum hemorrhage is a significant cause of maternal morbidity.
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requires mechanical ventilation.
  • Acute abdominal complications can arise during critical care.

Observation:

  • A 26-year-old woman presented with ARDS post-hemorrhage.
  • Following mechanical ventilation, she developed signs of an acute abdomen.
  • A tense and distended abdomen suggested intra-peritoneal pathology.

Findings:

  • Aspiration revealed substantial intra-peritoneal gas.
  • This confirmed a diagnosis of tension pneumoperitoneum.
  • The pneumoperitoneum was secondary to pulmonary barotrauma from ventilation.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • Mechanical ventilation in ARDS can lead to rare complications like pneumoperitoneum.
  • Pulmonary barotrauma should be considered in ventilated patients with abdominal distension.
  • This case highlights the importance of recognizing unusual sequelae of critical care interventions.