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“Decompression of tension pneumothorax in a trauma patient –first use of a novel decompression colorimetric capnography device in human patient”

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Published in 2020 at "General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"

DOI: 10.1007/s11748-020-01471-7

Abstract: Tension pneumothorax is a common cause of mortality in trauma. Tension pneumothorax is the confinement of respired gases within the pleural cavity at increasing pressure resulting in hemodynamic collapse. Decompression is crucial in management. Emergency… read more here.

Keywords: decompression; tension pneumothorax; colorimetric capnography; patient ... See more keywords