FATAL TRACHEAL COMPRESSION AFTER HAEMORRHAGE INTO THE AXILLA
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Fatal tracheal compression after haemorrhage into the axilla.
We report a case of fatal ventilatory obstruction as a result of haemorrhage into the axilla after a comminuted spiral fracture of the upper one-third of the humerus. Guidelines are presented as to the early recognition of such complications and their subsequent management.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/69.3.322