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A case of a retained drain tip following intercostal drain insertion: avoiding a ‘never event’

Pleural effusions are commonly drained with Seldinger intercostal drains. One uncommon but serious risk of drain insertion is that of a foreign body being retained in the pleural cavity following removal. We report a case in which the tip of the drain was retained in the pleural space following diff...

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Autores principales: Oswald, Nicola K., Abdelaziz, Mahmoud, Rajesh, Pala B., Steyn, Richard S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27076623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw055