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A new fatal complication of transtracheal aspiration. 1978

J Schmerber, and M Deltenre

A new, fatal complication of transtracheal aspiration is described in a cirrhotic patient. Death was related to gastrointestinal bleeding (rupture of oesophageal varices and Mallory-Weiss syndrome) due to unrestrainable coughing originating from transtracheal aspiration.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008309	Mallory-Weiss Syndrome	A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, sometimes with HEMATEMESIS. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or VOMITING.	Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhage,Mallory-Weiss Laceration,Mallory-Weiss Tear,Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction,Gastroesophageal Laceration Hemorrhage,Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhages,Junction, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal,Junctions, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal,Laceration, Mallory-Weiss,Laceration-Hemorrhage, Gastroesophageal,Laceration-Hemorrhages, Gastroesophageal,Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction, Mucosal,Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions, Mucosal,Mallory Weiss Laceration,Mallory Weiss Syndrome,Mallory Weiss Tear,Mucosal Lacerations Gastroesophageal Junction,Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions,Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss
D011677	Punctures	Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures.	Micropunctures,Micropuncture,Puncture
D004932	Esophageal and Gastric Varices	Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).	Esophageal Varices,Gastric Varices,Esophageal Varix,Gastric Varix,Varices, Esophageal,Varices, Gastric,Varix, Esophageal,Varix, Gastric
D005260	Female		Females
D006471	Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage	Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.	Hematochezia,Hemorrhage, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Hemorrhages,Hematochezias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D013396	Suction	The removal of secretions, gas or fluid from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device that acts on negative pressure.	Aspiration, Mechanical,Drainage, Suction,Aspirations, Mechanical,Drainages, Suction,Mechanical Aspiration,Mechanical Aspirations,Suction Drainage,Suction Drainages,Suctions
D014132	Trachea	The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.	Tracheas