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Systemic Air Embolism Associated with Pleural Pigtail Chest Tube Insertion

Pleural pigtail catheter placement is associated with many complications including pneumothorax, hemorrhage, and chest pain. Air embolism is a known but rare complication of pleural pigtail catheter insertion and has a high risk of occurrence with positive pressure ventilation. In this case report,...

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Autores principales: Alkhankan, Emad, Nusair, Ahmad, Mazagri, Rida, Al-Ourani, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4053748

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