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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
Insert | Insert | ||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
Insert | Insert | ||
==Equipment Needed== | ==Equipment Needed== | ||
Insert | Insert | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
Insert | Insert | ||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
#pneumothorax | |||
#cough (9%) | |||
#unilateral pulmonary edema | |||
#reexpansion hypotension | |||
#transient hypoxia from V-Q mismatch | |||
#hemothorax | |||
#infection (2%) | |||
#hemoperitoneum | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Insert | Insert | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Robert and Hedges, p.145 (130-147) | Robert and Hedges, p.145 (130-147) | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
[[Category:Pulm]] | |||
Revision as of 20:37, 9 June 2011
Indications
Insert
Contraindications
Insert
Equipment Needed
Insert
Procedure
Insert
Complications
- pneumothorax
- cough (9%)
- unilateral pulmonary edema
- reexpansion hypotension
- transient hypoxia from V-Q mismatch
- hemothorax
- infection (2%)
- hemoperitoneum
See Also
Insert
Source
Robert and Hedges, p.145 (130-147)