Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-7 | Issue-01 | 52-53
Case Report
Brachiocephalic Arterial Breach Post-Tracheostomy Innominate Artery Breach after Tracheotomy
A. Elmoqaddem, N. Mrani Alaoui, T. Cherrad, M. Hmidi, F. Choumi, K. Nadour
Published : Jan. 16, 2021
Abstract
Post-tracheostomy brachiocephalic arterial injury (TABC) is a rare complication. We report the case of a 62-year-old patient ho required invasive ventilation through an orotracheal tube for asthma. He had suddenly showed a cataclysmic hemorrhage externalizing around the tracheal cannula with bright red blood. The exploration had revealed a breach of two centimeters at the level of the TABC. Ulceration of TABC after tracheostomy despite its rarity is a fatal complication that must be known by the resuscitators.