{"id":100707,"date":"2021-04-22T04:59:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T04:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=100707"},"modified":"2023-09-18T07:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:39:46","slug":"surgical-emphysema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/surgical-emphysema\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical emphysema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Air bubbles in tissue, not in the lungs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical emphysema is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of air in the tissues beneath the skin, typically observed after surgery or injury. This condition often arises as a complication of pneumothorax, which involves the abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity between the lung and the chest wall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-123\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The occurrence of trapped gas within the layers of skin tissues after an injury or surgical intervention.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-71\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The swelling of the underlying skin tissues following a surgical procedure due to the passage of air from a wound connected to the lungs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air bubbles in tissue, not in the lungs. 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