title: Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube.
abstract: Adequate stabilization of a patient presenting with a carotid blowout is one of the most challenging issues an on-call ENT surgeon can be confronted with. Reducing the bleeding and securing the airway are essential before more definitive management. We present the case of a 72-year-old patient with head and neck cancer who arrived at the emergency room with a carotid blowout and who was successfully stabilized using a King LT-D ventilation tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desuter
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gregoire
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain and Hôpital National des Forces Armées, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Francois