Pneumocardium Captured on Bedside Transesophageal Echocardiography—An Unreported Complication of Needle Thoracostomy
We describe a case of left-sided pneumocardium, identified by transesophageal echocardiography, following needle thoracostomy in a tertiary intensive care unit (ICU). Bilateral needle thoracostomy was performed during a cardiac arrest. Intracardiac arrest echocardiography demonstrated pneumocardium...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300558 |