An unusual complication of emergency tracheal intubation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 154-158

  Ooi, G C ^a   Irwin, M G ^a   Lam, L K ^a   Cheng, S W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; intubation, tracheal, retropharyngeal abscess, pseudo aneurysm; Imaging; angiography, computerised tomography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; NECK TUMOR; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RUPTURE;

EID: 0031048138     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.72-az0069.x     Document Type: Article

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