气管插管是临床上抢救呼吸衰竭的有效方法之一 ,常引起一些并发症如喉水肿、喉粘膜擦伤等 ,但致纵隔气肿者罕见。本人遇到一例新生儿自主呼吸停止后行气管插管致纵隔气肿死亡 ,现报告如下。1　案　情某孕妇 (38岁 )于某年 5月 17日以“停经 40 + 周 ,下腹坠胀 4小时”诊断为“ Endotracheal intubation is an effective method of rescuing respiratory failure clinically, often causing some complications such as laryngeal edema, laryngeal mucosal abrasions, etc., but the rare cause of mediastinal emphysema. I encountered a case of neonatal spontaneous respiratory arrest after tracheal intubation caused by mediastinal emphysema death, are as follows. 1 case A pregnant woman (38 years old) in a year on May 17 to “menopause 40 + weeks, abdominal bulge 4 hours” diagnosed as "