Emergency treatment of haemorrhage from a tracheo-bracheocephalic artery fistula: a life-threatening complication of tracheostomy

Eur J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;15(3):182-4. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282efd504.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / etiology
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / therapy*
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk / injuries*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects
  • Tourniquets*
  • Trachea / blood supply
  • Tracheostomy / adverse effects*