• J Laryngol Otol · Apr 1993

    Case Reports

    Repeated insertion of foreign bodies into the tracheobronchial tree via tracheostomy.

    • P R Barnes and D A Lomas.
    • Department of Neurology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
    • J Laryngol Otol. 1993 Apr 1;107(4):359-60.

    AbstractA case of persistent pneumonia in a depressed adult woman occurring as a complication of the repeated insertion of foreign bodies into the trachea via a tracheostomy is presented. This is an unusual complication of tracheostomy but should be considered in cases of persistent or unusual pulmonary infection in tracheostomy patients.

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