A man with subcutaneous emphysema
Putker, A.E.; van Oers, J.A.H.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 163
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784 PMID: 31050264 Document Number: 698340
After insertion of a nasal oxygen catheter, a 65-year-old man developed severe subcutaneous emphysema of the face and neck. The catheter damaged the mucosa of the left inferior nasal concha. Oxygen was blown into the subcutis. Emergency intubation was needed to secure the airway. The patient recovered within 24 hours.