Airway obstruction after trans-jugular liver biopsy: anaesthetic management.
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We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient who developed life-threatening airway obstruction after trans-jugular liver biopsy. An awake tracheal intubation was performed before anaesthesia was induced and an emergency tracheostomy carried out.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of anaesthesia
دوره 75 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995