Severe respiratory failure following ventriculopleural shunt
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Acute-recurrent subcutaneous emphysema after ventriculopleural shunt placement.
Ventriculopleural shunts are one of the alternatives to ventriculoperitoneal shunts for draining cerebrospinal fluid. They are used in patients who have failed multiple ventriculoperitoneal shunts because of peritonitis, loculated ascites, or pseudocyst formation, or those who are not optimal candidates for vascular shunts. A case of acute recurrent subcutaneous emphysema around the incision of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.169359