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[A rare cause of postoperative acute respiratory insufficiency: diaphragmatic hernia]
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
A case of postoperative failure after total hip replacement is described. A gastric tube was passed and the stomach was seen to be within the right hemithorax on the chest X-ray. Aspiration of gastric gas and juice relieved the respiratory symptoms.