Literature DB >> 7587568

[Perforation of the heart wall--a rare complication after thoracic drainage treatment].

E Domínguez Fernández1, F Neudeck, J Piotrowski.   

Abstract

Complications after chest-tube treatment are rare if the correct technique is used. We describe a case of an iatrogenic perforation of the heart after bringing in a chest tube to treat a ventral pneumothorax during the postoperative intensive care treatment.

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Year:  1995        PMID: 7587568

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Chirurg        ISSN: 0009-4722            Impact factor:   0.955


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Authors:  Nigel E Drury; Cassiano Moro; Neil Cartwright; Ayyaz Ali; Samer Am Nashef
Journal:  J R Soc Med       Date:  2010-01       Impact factor: 5.344

2.  External Validation of a Tube Thoracostomy Complication Classification System.

Authors:  Yoginee Sritharen; Matthew C Hernandez; Nadeem N Haddad; Victor Kong; Damian Clarke; Martin D Zielinski; Johnathon M Aho
Journal:  World J Surg       Date:  2018-03       Impact factor: 3.352

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