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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 2, April 2011, pages 51-54


Acute Airway Obstruction in a Uremic Patient After Undergoing Unsuccessful Bilateral Attempt of Permcath Catheterization

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Figure 1. Evaluations post CPR. (a) The chest X-ray showed significant neck and upper chest soft tissue swelling, and upper mediastinal widening. (b) The sonography of the patient’s neck revealed diffuse infiltration of hypoechogenic hematoma separating the common carotid artery (CA) and the internal jugular vein (IJV).