Pneumothorax from intrapleural placement of a nasogastric tube

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 276-279

  Weinberg, Laurence ^a,b   Skewes, D ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Intrapulmonary placement; Nasogastric tube; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STOMACH INTUBATION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645781362     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400202     Document Type: Article

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