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Thyroid Storm: A Dreaded Complication of Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Background: Thyroid gland may be manipulated during tracheostomy. Although uncommon, this may result in potentially life-threatening thyroid storm especially in patients with underlying thyroidal illness. Plasmapheresis maybe used as a treatment modality for these patients. Clinical Case: A 65-year-...

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Autores principales: Pradeep, Pallavi, Kazi, Mohammed Hussain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089839/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1970