Hydropneumothorax as an iatrogenic complication after nasogastric intubation
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Hydropneumothorax as an iatrogenic complication after nasogastric intubation.
Casimiro HJ, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221799 Description A 62-year-old woman with history of frontotemporal dementia was admitted to a Psychiatry ward due to severe insomnia. In the morning, after the admission a nasogastric tube was placed to initiate enteral feeding and medication since she was refusing all oral intake. Later that night, she was found unresponsive, dyspn...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221799