A Case Report of Acute Airway Compromise due to Subcutaneous Emphysema
Joint Authors
Kortbeek, John
Olmstead, David
Gelfand, Gary
Anderson, Ian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the acute management of a trauma patient, airway patency is of utmost importance.
The present case describes a male patient who presented with delayed severe upper airway obstruction secondary to massive subcutaneous emphysema following blunt traumatic injury two days previously.
Airway compromise is a rarely described but serious complication of subcutaneous emphysema.
Current management of subcutaneous emphysema and its association with pneumothorax is summarized.
Early decompression of underlying pneumothoraces in patients with significant subcutaneous emphysema should be performed to avoid this rare complication.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olmstead, David& Gelfand, Gary& Anderson, Ian& Kortbeek, John. 2018. A Case Report of Acute Airway Compromise due to Subcutaneous Emphysema. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olmstead, David…[et al.]. A Case Report of Acute Airway Compromise due to Subcutaneous Emphysema. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Olmstead, David& Gelfand, Gary& Anderson, Ian& Kortbeek, John. A Case Report of Acute Airway Compromise due to Subcutaneous Emphysema. Case Reports in Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144830
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144830