Tension pneumocephalus and bilateral orbital compartment syndrome relieved by lateral canthotomies

Zachary Vanderlaan; Matt Singh; Melisa Gagrica; Jeffrey S. Jones

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.077

Tension pneumocephalus and bilateral orbital compartment syndrome relieved by lateral canthotomies

Zachary Vanderlaan, Matt Singh, Melisa Gagrica, Jeffrey S. Jones

Emergency Medicine

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Abstract

Traumatic tension pneumocephalus and orbital compartment syndrome are rare, tend to be associated with severe craniofacial injuries, and can occur following both blunt and penetrating injury. Early recognition and high index of clinical suspicion are important in both cases. Emergency decompression results in improvement in vast majority of cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	686.e1-686.e4
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.077
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

Blunt trauma
Lateral canthotomy
Orbital compartment syndrome
Orbital emphysema
Proptosis
Tension pneumocephalus

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Emergency Medicine

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Tension pneumocephalus and bilateral orbital compartment syndrome relieved by lateral canthotomies

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