A Case Report of Iatrogenic Pulmonary Artery Injury due to Chest-Tube Insertion Repaired under Cardiopulmonary Bypass

A Case Report of Iatrogenic Pulmonary Artery Injury due to Chest-Tube Insertion Repaired under Cardiopulmonary Bypass

The authors presented a case of a 50-year-old patient with multiple trauma who suffered from the inadvertent cannulation of the main pulmonary artery at the second attempt of left chest drainage. Pulmonary artery injury has been suspected because early chest tube production was 2300 mL of blood. CT...

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Main Authors: Ciss Amadou Gabriel, Dieng Papa Adama, Ba Papa Salmane, Gaye Magaye, Diatta Souleymane, Leye Mohamed, Fall Lamine, Sene Etienne Birame, N’diaye Assane, Diarra Oumar, Kane Oumar, N’diaye Mouhamadou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/590971

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