Brachiocephalic trunk damage resulted from percutaneous tracheotomy.
Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol
; 66(4): 255-261, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
The paper presents a rare case of injury to the brachiocephalic trunk wall during percutaneous tracheotomy. The complication developed in a post-cardiac arrest patient in a poor general condition. During hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit, the patient suffered a haemorrhage directly from and around the endotracheal tube. After another episode of massive bleeding the patient died. The autopsy found that the source of the bleeding was injury to the brachiocephalic trunk.
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Assunto principal:
Traqueotomia
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Tronco Braquiocefálico
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Hemorragia Pós-Operatória
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Intubação Intratraqueal
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article