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Pneumothorax after nasogastric tube insertion
Nasogastric tubes are often inserted in intensive care settings, the emergency department and hospital wards. Common indications for nasogastric tubes are gastric decompression to palliate bowel obstruction, preventing aspiration in intubated patients and for the delivery of enteral nutrition or medication. A case of pneumothorax following nasogastric tube insertion in a 63-year-old neurosurgic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12619