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Bilateral tension pneumothorax

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 65; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.009

1873-1570

Nick Castle, Andrew Tagg, Robert Owen,

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

The report discusses three patients who presented with pulseless electrical activity (PEA), caused by chronic respiratory disease, with bilateral tension pneumothorax. In each case needle decompression failed to relieve the tension and cardiac output was restored only after the insertion of a chest tube.