Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation

Perforation of a gastrointestinal tract as a complication of intubation is unusual, and only few cases have been reported. Prompt recognition and management of gastrointestinal tract perforation are needed to limit the morbidity and mortality of this condition. We presented a case of an acutely ill...

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Autores principales: Suwanwongse, Kulachanya, Shabarek, Nehad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Anesthesiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7026875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32104621
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6684
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Shabarek, Nehad
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description Perforation of a gastrointestinal tract as a complication of intubation is unusual, and only few cases have been reported. Prompt recognition and management of gastrointestinal tract perforation are needed to limit the morbidity and mortality of this condition. We presented a case of an acutely ill patient who developed gastric perforation following difficult intubation to remind clinicians of a life-threatening complication that can develop following a life-saving procedure.
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spelling pubmed-70268752020-02-26 Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation Suwanwongse, Kulachanya Shabarek, Nehad Cureus Anesthesiology Perforation of a gastrointestinal tract as a complication of intubation is unusual, and only few cases have been reported. Prompt recognition and management of gastrointestinal tract perforation are needed to limit the morbidity and mortality of this condition. We presented a case of an acutely ill patient who developed gastric perforation following difficult intubation to remind clinicians of a life-threatening complication that can develop following a life-saving procedure. Cureus 2020-01-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7026875/ /pubmed/32104621 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6684 Text en Copyright © 2020, Suwanwongse et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation
title_full Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation
title_fullStr Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation
title_full_unstemmed Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation
title_short Gastric Perforation: A Rare Accident from Intubation
title_sort gastric perforation: a rare accident from intubation
topic Anesthesiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7026875/
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