SESSION TITLE: Medical Student/Resident Critical Care Posters SESSION TYPE: Med Student/Res Case Rep Postr PRESENTED ON: October 18-21, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving intervention routinely performed in medical institutions. However, it is associated with multiple complications including rib fractures requiring thoracostomy tube (TT) insertion. Additionally, there is a paucity of evidence identifying complications of CPR with a TT present. Here we describe a case of a patient who had their TT break due to CPR. CASE PRESENTATION: A 69-year-old male presented as a level two trauma status post motor vehicle collision. His initial injury severity score was 29 with injuries including: left-sided rib fractures with flail segment of ribs 1-6, left hemopneumothorax, comminuted fracture of the left scapular body and spine, left clavicle fracture with emphysema and hematoma. The patient was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit with management including a thoracotomy for rib plating and evacuation of the hematoma. Preoperative imaging is shown in Figure 1. The patient underwent left posterolateral thoracotomy with open reduction and internal fixation of left ribs 3-7 with evacuation of subcutaneous hematoma and left hemothorax. A 28 French TT was placed in the left posterior apical position, and a curved 28 French TT was placed in the left posterior inferior position. A postoperative chest x-ray confirmed lung re-expansion (Figure 2). On post-operative day 1, the patient became hypoxic, hypotensive, and bradycardic leading to cardiac arrest. Advanced cardiac life support was initiated including CPR and epinephrine for eight minutes until return of spontaneous circulation was achieved. A chest x-ray post arrest was taken showing the rib plating was intact. On post-operative day 2, removal of the TT was attempted. The distal portion of the left TT broke and remained within the thoracic cavity. A computed tomography of the chest (Figure 3) showed the broken portion of the tube. On post-operative day 3, the patient underwent left mini thoracotomy, removal of the retained TT under ultrasound guidance, and replacement of the apical TT. The distal end of the curved chest tube was found to be entrapped within the anterior rib fractures that resulted from CPR and successfully removed. The rest of the patient’s admission was unremarkable and he was discharged to a rehabilitation facility. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge this is one of the first cases to describe entrapment of a TT as a result of CPR. Additionally, this is one of the few cases to describe the use of a thoracotomy for removal of an entrapped tube. Thoracotomy has been reported as a management strategy in a similar case in which a nasogastric tube became entrapped intratracheally following lobectomy. There remains a paucity of data on the true incidence of abnormal positioning of tubes and the role of thoracotomy in the management of these patients. CONCLUSIONS: We present the case of a broken entrapped TT and successful removal via thoracotomy. Reference #1: Hoke RS, Chamberlain D. (2004). Skeletal chest injuries secondary to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation, 63(3):327-38. Reference #2: Deliliga A, Chatzinikolaou F, Koutsoukis D, Chrysovergis I, Voultsos P. (2009). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) complications encountered in forensic autopsy cases. BMC Emergency Medicine, 28;19(1):23. DISCLOSURES: No relevant relationships by Jordan Debbrecht, source=Web Response No relevant relationships by Katherine Foerster, source=Web Response no disclosure on file for Brian Gilbert; No relevant relationships by Michael Nguyen, source=Web Response no disclosure on file for George Philip; No relevant relationships by William Waswick, source=Web Response