Malfunction of a Heimlich flutter valve causing tension pneumothorax: case report of a rare complication

BACKGROUND: Thoracic injuries play an important role in major trauma patients due to their high incidence and critical relevance. A serious consequence of thoracic trauma is pneumothorax, a condition that quickly can become life-threatening and requires immediate treatment. Decompression is the stat...

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Autores principales: Paul, April O, Kirchhoff, Chlodwig, Kay, Michael V, Hiebl, Albert, Koerner, Markus, Braunstein, Volker A, Mutschler, Wolf, Kanz, Karl-Georg
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-4-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-4-8

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