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Case Reports
Traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta as a complication of the Heimlich maneuver.
- Shaun C Desai, Dennis J Chute, Bharati C Desai, and Eugene R Koloski.
- The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. bcdesai@hotmail.com
- J. Vasc. Surg. 2008 Nov 1; 48 (5): 1325-7.
AbstractAlthough the Heimlich maneuver is considered the best intervention for relieving acute upper airway obstruction, several complications have been reported in the literature. These complications can occur as a result of an increase in abdominal pressure leading to a variety of well-documented visceral injuries, including the great vessels. Acute abdominal aortic thrombosis after the Heimlich maneuver is a rare but recognized event; however, to date no case of traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta has been described. We report the first known case, to our knowledge, of a traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta after a forcefully applied Heimlich maneuver.
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