BOERHAAVE SYNDROME

Course overview

BOERHAAVE SYNDROME IS ALSO KNOWN AS SPONTANEOUS ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE OR EFFORT RUPTURE OF THE ESOPHAGUS. ALTHOUGH VOMITING IS THOUGHT TO BE THE MOST COMMON CAUSE, OTHER CAUSES INCLUDE THOSE THAT CAN INCREASE INTRA-ESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE AND CAUSE A BAROGENIC ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BOERHAAVE SYNDROME AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING AFFECTED PATIENTS.