Deadly pressure pneumothorax after withdrawal of misplaced feeding tube: a case report

BACKGROUND: Many patients have a nasogastric feeding tube inserted during admission; however, misplacement is not uncommon. In this case report we present, to the best of our knowledge, the first documented fatality from pressure pneumothorax following nasogastric tube withdrawal. CASE PRESENTATION:...

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Autores principales: Andresen, Erik Nygaard, Frydland, Martin, Usinger, Lotte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4741019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0813-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4741019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0813-y

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