Acute fatal haemorrhage during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is associated with a number of life-threatening complications. We present a case of massive and fatal arterial haemorrhage that occurred in the intensive care unit during an elective PDT on an 86-year-old woman following earlier evacuation of a traumatic subdural haematoma. An avulsed right subclavian artery was found at post mortem. Previous thyroid surgery and aberrant arterial anatomy contributed to the fatal outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Hemorrhage
- Subclavian Artery
- Tracheostomy