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  • Title: Pneumopericardium associated with face-mask continuous positive airway pressure.
    Author: McEachern RC, Patel RG.
    Journal: Chest; 1997 Nov 05; 112(5):1441-3. PubMed ID: 9367492.
    Abstract:
    This is an uncommon case of a patient who developed pneumopericardium while being treated with face-mask continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for hypoxic respiratory failure following a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. A pneumopericardium detected by chest radiograph resolved completely after discontinuation of face-mask CPAP. Possible mechanisms that may have been involved in this unusual complication are reviewed.
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