Right Atrium Perforation by a Pleural Drain. Report of a Case with Survival
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Vol. 31 (04) , 247-248
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1021989
Abstract
A case of right atrium Perforation by an intercostal drain is presented. The patient survived this serious complication. The fatal outcome was avoided by cross-clamping the pleural drain after withdrawing 800 to 1000 cl of blood, and an immediate X-ray study with contrast being carried out.Keywords
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