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Life threatening tension pneumothorax during cardiac surgery. A case report

Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that occurs when the intrapleural pressure exceeds atmospheric pressure. It requires prompt diagnosis and immediate treatment. Tension pneumothorax developing postoperatively after cardiac surgery is not uncommon but occurrence in the operating ro...

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Autores principales: Jain, A, Arora, D, Juneja, R, Mehta, Y, Trehan, N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EDIMES Edizioni Internazionali Srl 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279363