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Reduced right ventricular diameter during cardiac arrest caused by tension pneumothorax - a porcine ultrasound study.

P CaapR AagaardErik SlothBo LøfgrenA Granfeldt
Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2017)
The RV diameter is smaller during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in cardiac arrest caused by tPTX when compared with hypoxia. The difference disappears after tPTX decompression.
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