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[Perforation of the heart wall--a rare complication after thoracic drainage treatment]
E Domínguez Fernández1, F Neudeck, J Piotrowski
1Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Universität-Gesamthochschule-Essen.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift Fur Alle Gebiete Der Operativen Medizen
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
Complications after chest-tube treatment are rare if the correct technique is used. We describe a case of an iatrogenic perforation of the heart after bringing in a chest tube to treat a ventral pneumothorax during the postoperative intensive care treatment.