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Fatal airway obstruction due to a ball-valve clot with identical signs of tension pneumothorax

Endo-tracheal tube obstruction due to an extensive blood clot is a recognized but very rare complication. A ball-valve obstruction in the airway could function as a check valve for the lung and thorax, resulting in tension pneumothorax-like abnormalities. A 47-year-old female patient had undergone i...

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Autores principales: Munakata, Hisaaki, Higashi, Michiko, Tamura, Takahiro, Adachi, Yushi Ueda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7808852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33423441
http://dx.doi.org/10.4266/acc.2019.00570