Nasopharyngeal airway aspiration: An uncommon cause of sudden respiratory distress in hospitalized patients
An elderly, bed ridden patient with a history of stroke was admitted for management of aspiration pneumonia. Two days after insertion of a nasopharyngeal airway, sudden respiratory distress prompted further investigations which led to the eventual diagnosis and removal of the nasopharyngeal airway t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247318300451 |