A life-threatening complication following percutaneous tracheostomy

Autor: W H Fish, D G Sinclair, N O Boheimer, D R Cadle
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Clinical Intensive Care. 7:206-208
ISSN: 1473-7752
0956-3075
Popis: The new Portex percutaneous tracheostomy kit has recently been evaluated by Caldicott et al. To date, there have been no life-threatening complications reported as a result of its use. We report a case of a large posterior tracheal wall tear with tension pneumothorax resulting from the use of this kit.
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