title: [Upper airway obstruction by retropharyngeal haematoma: a complication of central venous catheter insertion attempt].
abstract: Retropharyngeal haematomas are a rare complication of central venous catheters insertion. A case of a retropharyngeal haematoma in a patient treated by acetylsalicylic acid is reported. This case emphasized the difficulty in diagnosis. Close airway surveillance must be done and can lead to surgery in case of airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, département de réanimation chirurgicale et neurochirurgicale, hôpital Général, CHU de Dijon, 3, rue du Faubourg-Raines, 21033 Dijon cedex, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Coignet
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Combes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duvillard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freysz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*