Fatal massive hemorrhage caused by nasogastric tube misplacement in a patient wih mediastinitis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-85

  Wu, Pei Yu ^a   Kang, Ting Jui ^a   Hui, Chung Kun ^a   Hung, Ming Hui ^a   Sun, Wei Zen ^a   Chan, Wei Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatal outcome; Hemorrhagic shock; Nasogastric intubation; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS HEMODIALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEART MASSAGE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDIASTINITIS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; STOMACH INTUBATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 31144438369     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60113-3     Document Type: Article

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