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Hazards of tube thoracostomy in patients on a ventilator

A patient with post-pneumonia empyema complicated by type-2 respiratory failure required mechanical ventilation as part of his therapy. A pneumothorax was noted on his chest radiograph. This was treated with an intercostal chest drain (ICD). Unfortunately, he was still hypoxic, his subcutaneous emph...

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Autores principales: Shaikhrezai, Kasra, Zamvar, Vipin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21447174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-39