Subcutaneous Emphysema without Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2021; 08(01): 071
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1687816

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Authors

Bhagya R. Jena

¹Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Indu Kapoor

¹Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Mihir P. Pandia

¹Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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