| Literature DB >> 353296 |
A L Dellon, J H Wells, R A Cowley.
Abstract
The innominate artery of a patient requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation was palpated in the inferior portion of his tracheostomy wound. Life-threatening hemorrhage was prevented by rotation of a local muscle flap the protect the artery and rotation of pedicled skin flaps to create a permanent tracheostomy.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 353296 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-197807000-00012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trauma ISSN: 0022-5282