Perforation of the right ventricle: a complication of blind placement of a chest tube into the postpneumonectomy space.
Chest
; 114(4): 1213-5, 1998 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9792599
ABSTRACT
We were asked to review a case from an outside hospital in which there was inadvertent perforation of the right ventricle during the percutaneous placement of a chest tube. We present the case in the hopes that by doing so, others will avoid such a complication in the future. After reviewing the case, it appeared that the complication occurred because the physician was not knowledgeable about the anatomy of the postpneumonectomy space and the physician failed to use the safest procedure in placing the tube.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonectomia
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Tubos Torácicos
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Traumatismos Cardíacos
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Ventrículos do Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos