Cerebral Air Embolism Following Pigtail Catheter Insertion for Pleural Fluid Drainage

Pigtail catheter drainage is a common procedure for the treatment of pleural effusion and pneumothorax. The most common complications of pigtail catheter insertion are pneumothorax, hemorrhage and chest pains. Cerebral air embolism is rare, but often fatal. In this paper, we report a case of cerebra...

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Autores principales: Kim, Sa Il, Kwak, Hyun Jung, Moon, Ji-Yong, Kim, Sang-Heon, Kim, Tae Hyung, Sohn, Jang Won, Shin, Dong Ho, Park, Sung Soo, Yoon, Ho Joo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3695312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23814602
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2013.74.6.286

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3695312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23814602
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2013.74.6.286

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