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Line it up—Inadvertent placement of nasogastric tube in pleural space resulting in iatrogenic empyema
Dobhoff tubes, used for post‐pyloric feedings, have a weighted metal end with a small diameter that enhances their flexibility to traverse the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, the metal stylet can iatrogenically perforate surrounding structures in patients with diminished cough and gag (1), an...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405423/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34484764 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4729 |