Postpartum Pneumomediastinum: An Uncommon Cause for Chest Pain

This case report refers to a 32-year-old primiparous woman with a mild asthma, who had a normal vaginal delivery in a birthing pool and developed an acute postpartum chest pain due to pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous chest emphysema. After 72 hours of observation, she was discharged home without a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Revicky, Vladimir, Simpson, Paul, Fraser, David
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2997507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/956142
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Sumario:This case report refers to a 32-year-old primiparous woman with a mild asthma, who had a normal vaginal delivery in a birthing pool and developed an acute postpartum chest pain due to pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous chest emphysema. After 72 hours of observation, she was discharged home without any residual symptoms.

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