Electrographic lead I and V5 monitoring could have detected a missed left‐side pneumothorax intraoperatively
Abstract We present an EKG monitoring strategy to detect pneumothorax during high‐risk surgery. In the literature, EKG changes and pneumothorax are well‐described. However, anesthesiologists only monitor lead II on a three‐lead EKG system in the operating room. In our case, there was only a subtle c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/anec.13017 |