| Literature DB >> 15797282 |
Nick Castle1, Andrew Tagg, Robert Owen.
Abstract
The report discusses three patients who presented with pulseless electrical activity (PEA), caused by chronic respiratory disease, with bilateral tension pneumothorax. In each case needle decompression failed to relieve the tension and cardiac output was restored only after the insertion of a chest tube.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15797282 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Resuscitation ISSN: 0300-9572 Impact factor: 5.262