Journal article
Tension Pneumoperitoneum Caused by Obstipation
The western journal of emergency medicine, Vol.16(5), pp.777-780
09/2015
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.6.25283
PMCID: PMC4644053
PMID: 26587109
Abstract
Emergency physicians are often required to evaluate and treat undifferentiated patients suffering acute hemodynamic compromise (AHC). It is helpful to apply a structured approach based on a differential diagnosis including all causes of AHC that can be identified and treated during a primary assessment. Tension pneumoperitoneum (TP) is an uncommon condition with the potential to be rapidly fatal. It is amenable to prompt diagnosis and stabilization in the emergency department. We present a case of a 16-year-old boy with TP to demonstrate how TP should be incorporated into a differential diagnosis when evaluating an undifferentiated patient with AHC.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Tension Pneumoperitoneum Caused by Obstipation
- Creators
- Daniel Miller - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The western journal of emergency medicine, Vol.16(5), pp.777-780
- DOI
- 10.5811/westjem.2015.6.25283
- PMID
- 26587109
- PMCID
- PMC4644053
- NLM abbreviation
- West J Emerg Med
- ISSN
- 1936-900X
- eISSN
- 1936-9018
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2015
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984002336202771
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