Nasopharyngeal Swab for COVID-19 Test Necessitating Mechanical Ventilation and Tracheostomy

We present the first-ever reported case of massive epistaxis following nasopharyngeal (NP) swabbing requiring intubation and tracheostomy. A 67-year-old male with a mechanical aortic valve on warfarin presented from a nursing home to the emergency department with hypoxia. NP swab for coronavirus dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khanal, Resha, Oli, Sharad, Lawal, Halimat, Bhandari, Binita, Komanduri, Saketram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33880264
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13908

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33880264
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13908

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