Esophageal perforation associated with noninvasive ventilation: A case report

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Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1857-1858

  Van de Louw, Andry ^a   Brocas, Elsa ^a   Boiteau, Richard ^a   Perrin Gachadoat, Dominique ^a   Tenaillon, Alain ^a  

^a Hopital Louise Michel   (France)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Esophageal perforation; Noninvasive ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; EXTUBATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOXEMIA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEPHRECTOMY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPNEA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036436236     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.5.1857     Document Type: Article

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