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[Tracheal injuries during percutaneous tracheotomy]
S Bourlon1, J R Diebolt, A Vandevenne
1Service d'anesthésie et de réanimation chirurgicale, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|December 4, 1998
Abstract:
Subcutaneous emphysema associated with impossible tracheobronchial aspiration occurred in a patient several hours after percutaneous tracheostomy. Misplacement of tracheal cannula was diagnosed and a tube exchanger was used to replace the cannula in a normal position. Twenty hours later a tracheal tear was recognized. This paper considers the pathophysiology and prevention of such a complication.