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A case of thoracic pneumatosis due to severe coughs and tracheal tube displacement induced by tracheal tube size mismatch

BACKGROUND: Thoracic pneumatosis during mechanical ventilation may be life-threatening. We encountered a patient with thoracic pneumatosis after frequent displacement of the tracheal tube with an overinflated cuff. CASE PRESENTATION: We admitted a 62-year-old man to the intensive care unit (ICU) due...

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Autores principales: Tachiiri, Yuka, Inoue, Satoki, Kawaguchi, Masahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6967309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32025982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40981-019-0227-0