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Rapidly progressive extensive subcutaneous emphysema associated with an implantable intratracheal oxygen catheter
G M Blackmon1, M C Johnson, E Plotkin
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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|March 27, 1998
Abstract:
Localized subcutaneous emphysema is a recognized complication of transtracheal oxygen catheters. It usually occurs in the immediate postoperative period or in association with catheter tip migration. This is a case of rapidly progressive, extensive subcutaneous emphysema apparently resulting from paroxysms of coughing in a patient with a normally functioning implanted intratracheal oxygen catheter several weeks after placement.