Carlos Arturo López Hernández

Carlos Arturo López Hernández

Mi hermano tenía distrofia muscular Duchenne y requería de ventilación no invasiva (BiPAP) y en algunas ocasiones le hacían terapia pulmonar con un ambú, durante una sesión de terapia en casa, el terapista que era muy joven y quizá poco experimentado realizó el procedimiento de presionar la caja torácica con demasiada fuerza y causó un pneumotorax iatrogénico, mi hermano falleció días despues a los 29 años de edad por complicaciones derivadas del evento.

English Translation:

My brother had Duchenne muscular dystrophy and required non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP) and on some occasions he had pulmonary therapy with an ambu bag. During a therapy session at home, the therapist, who was very young and perhaps inexperienced, pressed on his rib cage with too much force and caused an iatrogenic pneumothorax. My brother died days later at 29 years of age due to complications due to the event.

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