Traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta as a complication of the Heimlich maneuver

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• 作者：Shaun C. Desai ; Dennis J. Chute ; Bharati C. Desai ; Eugene R. Koloski
• 刊名：Journal of Vascular Surgery
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：November 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：48
• 期：5
• 页码：1325-1327
• 全文大小：766 K

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Although the Heimlich maneuver is considered the best intervention for relieving acute upper airway obstruction, several complications have been reported in the literature. These complications can occur as a result of an increase in abdominal pressure leading to a variety of well-documented visceral injuries, including the great vessels. Acute abdominal aortic thrombosis after the Heimlich maneuver is a rare but recognized event; however, to date no case of traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta has been described. We report the first known case, to our knowledge, of a traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta after a forcefully applied Heimlich maneuver.