Pneumopericardium should be considered with electrocardiogram changes after blunt chest trauma: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Konijn, Arjan J M ^a   Egbers, Peter H M ^a   Kuiper, Michaël A ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 45149131593     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-100     Document Type: Article

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