| Acute aortic thrombosis following incorrect application of the Heimlich maneuver. | |
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PMID: 11904818 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The Heimlich maneuver has been widely accepted as a safe and effective method of relieving life-threatening foreign-body upper airway obstruction. When applied incorrectly, however, it may result in direct trauma to the intraabdominal viscera. Only two cases of major aortic complications have been reported. Both have involved thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. We report two further instances of aortic thrombotic complications due to the incorrect application of the Heimlich maneuver. The first case resulted in thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. In the second case the abdominal thrusts caused dislodgement of thrombus from an atherosclerotic nonaneurysmal aorta, which resulted in thromboembolic occlusion of both lower extremities. In both cases, as with the two previously reported instances, massive reperfusion injury resulted, which eventually proved fatal. When applied incorrectly, the Heimlich maneuver may result in direct trauma to the abdominalaorta and is an unusual cause of acute aortic thrombosis. |
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Authors:
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Lloyd Mack; Thomas L Forbes; Kenneth A Harris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2002-01-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of vascular surgery Volume: 16 ISSN: 0890-5096 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Vasc Surg Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-25 Completed Date: 2002-10-04 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703941 Medline TA: Ann Vasc Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 130-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Vascular Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, Canada. |
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Acute Disease Aged Aged, 80 and over Airway Obstruction / complications, therapy* Aorta* Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications Arteriosclerosis / complications Fatal Outcome Female First Aid / adverse effects*, methods Humans Male Thromboembolism / complications Thrombosis / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery Vascular Surgical Procedures |
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