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Unmasking of tracheomalacia following short-term mechanical ventilation in a patient of adult respiratory distress syndrome

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are susceptible to airway malacia, which may be unmasked following mechanical ventilation or tracheostomy decannulation. Dynamic imaging of central airways, a non-invasive test as effective as bronchoscopy to diagnose airway malacia, has inc...

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Autores principales: Hegde, Harihar V, Bhat, Ravi L, Shanbag, Raghunath D, Bharat, MP, Rao, P Raghavendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701211
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.96338