Airway obstruction after trans-jugular liver biopsy: anaesthetic management.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient who developed life-threatening airway obstruction after trans-jugular liver biopsy. An awake tracheal intubation was performed before anaesthesia was induced and an emergency tracheostomy carried out.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Anesthesia, General
- Biopsy, Needle
- Hematoma
- Jugular Veins
- Liver