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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;45(3):105-6.

Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy

N Jonas  1 , W Mulwafu, J Joubert
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  • PMID: 17892190
Case Reports

Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy

N Jonas et al. S Afr J Surg. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

We present a case of acute upper airway obstruction secondary to angio-oedema. The patient underwent emergency percutaneous tracheotomy. Other options available for emergency surgical airway are discussed.

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