Chest pain and dyspnoea in a young primiparous woman following prolonged labour at a remote Australian community health centre.

Chest pain and dyspnoea in a young primiparous woman following prolonged labour at a remote Australian community health centre. Rural Remote Health. 2019 May;19(2):4615 Authors: Mohd Hashim MA, Linton T, Heraganahally S Abstract Reported here is a rare respiratory complication in a young primiparous woman in a remote community hospital in the Northern Territory, Australia. A Caucasian primiparous woman aged 23 years presented with chest pain following a very prolonged second stage of labour. On clinical examination a crunching and crackling sound was heard over the precordium, synchronous with the heartbeat (Hamman's sign). A chest radiograph confirmed the presence of pneumomediastinum. Complete resolution of symptoms and signs was achieved with supportive management. PMID: 31100986 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural and Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research