Authors: M. Votýpka 1; V. Šrámek 1; P. Nohel 1; J. Vítovec 2; L. Groch 2; O. Hlinomaz 2 Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně 1; I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně 2 Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 17, 2006, č. 4, s. 213-214 Category: Intesive Care Medicine - Case Report
We describe the fatal case of a scuba diver after emerging from a 5-meter depth while breathholding. He sustained a fatal pulmonary barotrauma accompanied by air embolism into the brain and coronary vessels. He subsequently developed ARDS and severe cardiomyopathy. On the 33rd day after the accident the patient died with symptoms of a severe sepsis.
Key words: pulmonary barotrauma – – air embolism – ARDS – severe sepsis
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