[Bleeding during central venous catheterization : Cannot

Der Anaesthesist · Mar 2016

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[Bleeding during central venous catheterization : Cannot intubate, cannot ventilate due to massive cervical hematoma].

Central venous catheterization is an invasive procedure which can be associated with severe complications. These include in particular unsuccessful arterial puncture and vascular injuries, which in addition to loss of blood can lead to massive soft tissue swelling. A 63-year-old female patient developed massive cervical bleeding during ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein puncture and the rapidly enlarging hematoma led to compromisation of the airway. A cannot intubate, cannot ventilate situation developed and the subsequent hypoxia led to cardiac arrest that was only resolved after emergency surgical tracheotomy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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- C Engelen, C Trebes, S Czarnecki, and A Junger.
- Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Nürnberg, Deutschland. christian.engelen@klinikum-nuernberg.de.
- Anaesthesist. 2016 Mar 1; 65 (3): 198-202.
AbstractCentral venous catheterization is an invasive procedure which can be associated with severe complications. These include in particular unsuccessful arterial puncture and vascular injuries, which in addition to loss of blood can lead to massive soft tissue swelling. A 63-year-old female patient developed massive cervical bleeding during ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein puncture and the rapidly enlarging hematoma led to compromisation of the airway. A cannot intubate, cannot ventilate situation developed and the subsequent hypoxia led to cardiac arrest that was only resolved after emergency surgical tracheotomy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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