Hemothorax Following Traumatic Dobhoff Tube Insertion
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Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Trauma Patient After Dobhoff Tube Insertion
BACKGROUND Dobhoff tube insertion is a common procedure used in the clinical setting to deliver enteral nutrition. Although it is often viewed as an innocuous bedside procedure, there are risks for numerous complications such as tracheobronchial insertion, which could lead to deleterious consequences. We present to our knowledge the first reported case of bilateral pneumothoraces caused by the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13097