Fracture of tracheostomy tubes--report of 3 cases
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S Bhatia1, M K Malik, B P Bhatia
1Department of E.N.T., L.L. R.M. Medical College, Meerut.
The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
Fracture of the tubes appears to be caused by their prolonged use and defective fusion at the junction of cannula and phalange. We report here three cases of fractured polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tube, an unusual complication of tracheostomy, presenting as foreign body in the trachea.