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Airway Compromise Due to Wound Hematoma Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

One of the most serious adverse events associated with anterior cervical spine surgery is wound hematoma resulting in airway compromise. The reported incidence of this postoperative complication has varied from 0.2% to 1.9%. Obstruction of the airway secondary to bleeding presents a challenging clin...

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Autores principales: Palumbo, Mark A, Aidlen, Jessica Pelow, Daniels, Alan H, Thakur, Nikhil A, Caiati, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22431955
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001206010108