Unexpected pleural fluid collection in a preterm neonate.

Autor: Dipak, Niraj K, Pandya, Shilpa, Kumar, Nilay, Goswami, Tripti
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Zdroj: Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health; Jan2021, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p151-152, 2p
Abstrakt: A trial of needle aspiration (needle or angiocatheter left I in situ i ) before chest tube drainage seems to be the pragmatic approach for the drainage of pneumothorax in symptomatic newborns. A caution should be exercised while chest drain is being inserted for symptomatic pneumothorax as rarely it may lead to chylothorax in addition to other well-recognised complications. Discussion Chest tube drainage of pneumothorax led to acquired chylothorax in our case. [Extracted from the article]
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