Airway obstruction following internal jugular vein cannulation.
A patient developed neck swelling following removal of an internal jugular vein cannula. Although tracheal extubation was delayed, severe airway obstruction occurred resulting in a cardiac arrest. He was successfully resuscitated. Doppler ultrasonography revealed a huge cervical haematoma surrounding a carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. The carotid artery pseudoaneurysm was obliterated using radiological intervention.
Kua
J S
JS
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
Tan
I K
IK
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color