FATAL TENSION PNEUMOPERICARDIUM COMPLICATING TRACHEOSTOMY

被引:12
作者
POSTHUMUS, DL [1 ]
PEIRCE, TH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,SACRAMENTO MED CTR,SACRAMENTO,CA 95817
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10.1378/chest.73.1.107
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
The findings in a patient who developed a fatal pneumopericardium following tracheostomy are reported. This complication of tracheostomy does not appear to have been reported previously in the literature. When recognized, pneumopericardium is a treatable lesion, and clinicians should be aware of this potential complication.
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