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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 2015
Case ReportsLeft mainstem bronchus rupture due to a left-sided double lumen tube.
- E Cools and A P Neyrinck.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Belg. 2015 Jan 1; 66 (4): 31-3.
AbstractDouble lumen tubes (DLT) are a cornerstone in thoracic anaesthesia to achieve onelung ventilation. Due to the shape and size of these devices, airway injuries might occur. The reported incidence of tracheobronchial ruptures caused by a DLT is very low (0.005% for single-lumen tubes and 0.05% for double-lumen intubations), but the outcome can be life-threatening (1, 2). In the past, treatment of tracheobronchial ruptures was performed surgically, nowadays conservative treatment can be considered (3, 4). Here, we report a case of tracheobronchial rupture during oesophageal surgery.
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