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Christopher Schaeffer1, Thomas Galas2, Bettina Teruzzi3
1Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, CHU La Réunion site Félix Guyon, Allée des Topazes, Saint Denis de La Réunion, France; Service d'Accueil des Urgences, Centre Hospitalier Hôtel Dieu, Mont-Saint-Martin, France.
Background:
Iatrogenic tracheal rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication. If suspected by clinical examination or chest radiograph, a computed tomography scan can confirm the diagnosis, but the criterion standard is a bronchoscopy. There is no consensus on its management.
Case Report:
A 52-year-old woman was intubated in a prehospital setting after cardiac arrest. A gradual appearance of subcutaneous emphysema was observed after intubation. A computed tomography scan revealed a complicated tracheal rupture, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax. The management was surgical. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Intubation in emergency conditions increases the risk of tracheal rupture and a delay in management is an important prognostic factor.
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