"A CASE OF SEVERE NECK AND UPPER THORACIC SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AFTER POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING"

Subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of postoperative nausea and vomiting and can lead to airway compromise. We describe a case of delayed, severe subcutaneous emphysema after postoperative vomiting which fortunately did not lead to airway compromise and eliminated with conservative managem...

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Main Authors: A. Movafegh, G. Shoeibi MH. Ghaffari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-09-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/406.pdf&manuscript_id=406