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Tracheal Infection Resulting from High Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure in an Unconscious Patient with Brain Trauma

Deep neck infections (DNIs) are mainly caused by dental caries, tonsillitis, and pharyngitis; however, DNIs can also occur after head and neck trauma. A 79-year-old male patient underwent a craniectomy due to an acute subdural hematoma. The patient was unconscious and continued to have a fever, but...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ja Myoung, Park, In Sung, Lee, Chul-Hee, Lee, Kwang-Ho, Chun, Dong Hyun, Kim, Ji-yoon, Lee, Young Seok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurotraumatology Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402437
http://dx.doi.org/10.13004/kjnt.2018.14.2.155