2011, Number 3
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Rev Cub Med Int Emerg 2011; 10 (3)
Loss of cerebrospinal fluid associated with treatment using positive pressure in the airway
Pérez CV, Pasco UJC, Caballero ZAC, Álvarez TA
Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 2222-2224
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ABSTRACT
The complications associated with non-invasive mechanical ventilation are in the main of local character and are related to the interphase or the dry air. The loss of cerebrospinal fluid through the nostrils to evidence a communication between the subarachnoid space and the nasal or sinusoid cavity is a uncommon complication reported in patients under treatment with positive pressure over airway with a concomitant trauma of the skull base, although also it has been described in patients with a history of trauma with sleep obstructive apnea in chronic treatment using positive pressure on the airway.
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