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Acta medica Austriaca · Jan 1990
Case Reports[Acute upper airway obstruction caused by cervical hematoma as a complication of an internal jugular vein catheter].
- J Weimann, M Frass, O Traindl, J Pidlich, and C Leithner.
- Medizinischen Universitätsklinik Wien.
- Acta Med. Austriaca. 1990 Jan 1; 17 (4): 77-9.
Abstract4 cases of inadvertent puncture of the common carotid artery following unsuccessful puncture of the internal jugular vein leading to a massive cervical hematoma are described. In all cases, acute upper airway obstruction required immediate intubation.
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