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Complications of needle thoracostomy: A comprehensive clinical review

Needle thoracostomy (NT) is a valuable adjunct in the management of tension pneumothorax (tPTX), a life-threatening condition encountered mainly in trauma and critical care environments. Most commonly, needle thoracostomies are used in the prehospital setting and during acute trauma resuscitation to...

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Autores principales: Wernick, Brian, Hon, Heidi H, Mubang, Ronnie N, Cipriano, Anthony, Hughes, Ronson, Rankin, Demicha D, Evans, David C, Burfeind, William R, Hoey, Brian A, Cipolla, James, Galwankar, Sagar C, Papadimos, Thomas J, Stawicki, Stanislaw P, Firstenberg, Michael S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557486
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.164939
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Sumario:Needle thoracostomy (NT) is a valuable adjunct in the management of tension pneumothorax (tPTX), a life-threatening condition encountered mainly in trauma and critical care environments. Most commonly, needle thoracostomies are used in the prehospital setting and during acute trauma resuscitation to temporize the affected individuals prior to the placement of definitive tube thoracostomy (TT). Because it is both an invasive and emergent maneuver, NT can be associated with a number of potential complications, some of which may be life-threatening. Due to relatively common use of this procedure, it is important that healthcare providers are familiar, and ready to deal with, potential complications of NT.