Airway obstruction following internal jugular vein cannulation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient developed neck swelling following removal of an internal jugular vein cannula. Although tracheal extubation was delayed, severe airway obstruction occurred resulting in a cardiac arrest. He was successfully resuscitated. Doppler ultrasonography revealed a huge cervical haematoma surrounding a carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. The carotid artery pseudoaneurysm was obliterated using radiological intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Catheterization, Central Venous
- Jugular Veins