Airway compromise during central venous cannulation in an undiagnosed tubercular retropharyngeal abscess: A case report

Airway compromise during central venous cannulation in an undiagnosed tubercular retropharyngeal abscess: A case report

Central venous cannulation is often associated with complications during insertion even by expert′s hand and with the aid of ultrasound. We encountered a patient for central line insertion through the right internal jugular vein having a retropharyngeal abscess of tubercular origin. We accidentally...

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Main Authors: Sujay Samanta, Sukhen Samanta, Richa Aggarwal, Kapil Dev Soni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Airway compromise; Central venous cannulation; Miliary tuberculosis; Retropharyngeal cold abscess
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2015;volume=18;issue=4;spage=596;epage=598;aulast=Samanta

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