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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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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 |