[Internal carotid artery dissection after Heimlich maneuver]

H Rakotoharinandrasana; E Petit; P Dumas; P Vandermarcq; R Gil; J-Ph Neau

doi:10.1016/s0750-7658(02)00007-2

[Internal carotid artery dissection after Heimlich maneuver]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2003 Jan;22(1):43-5. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(02)00007-2.

[Article in French]

Authors

H Rakotoharinandrasana¹, E Petit, P Dumas, P Vandermarcq, R Gil, J-Ph Neau

Affiliation

¹ Clinique neurologique, centre hospitalier universitaire La Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers cedex 05, France.

PMID: 12738019
DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(02)00007-2

Abstract

We report a case of cervical artery dissection following a Heimlich maneuver. Cervical artery dissections are at the present time well known and are sometimes associated with trivial traumas. However, to our knowledge, this complication of such maneuver was never reported in the literature. Pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Airway Obstruction / complications*
Airway Obstruction / therapy*
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / etiology*
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / physiopathology
Cerebral Angiography
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography