- Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports
- Vol: 4 Issue: 2
- Deep Neck Infection due to Traumatic Intubation: A Case Report
Deep Neck Infection due to Traumatic Intubation: A Case Report
Authors : Gökhan YALÇINER, Ahmet KUTLUHAN, Kazım BOZDEMİR, Akif Sinan BİLGEN, Behçet TARLAK
Pages : 55-57
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Publication Date : 2013-04-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :In this article we present a patient who developed deep neck infection secondary to a difficult intubation. We discuss the potentially life-threatening nature of deep neck infections by the spreading of infection along cervical planes.Keywords : Neck, infection, intubation