Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube
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...
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| author | G. Desuter A. Gregoire Q. Gardiner P. M. Francois |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-281a620b6d8e461f8bbdbb43dc685faa2025-02-03T06:14:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/531561531561Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D TubeG. Desuter0A. Gregoire1Q. Gardiner2P. M. Francois3Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UKDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain and Hôpital National des Forces Armées, Brussels, BelgiumAdequate 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/531561 |
| spellingShingle | G. Desuter A. Gregoire Q. Gardiner P. M. Francois Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube |
| title_full | Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube |
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| title_short | Impending Carotid Blowout Stabilization Using an LT-D Tube |
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