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Management of postintubation tracheobronchial rupture: our experience and a review of the literature.
- Eduardo Miñambres, Alejandro González-Castro, Javier Burón, Borja Suberviola, Maria Angeles Ballesteros, and Fernando Ortiz-Melón.
- Service of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. eminambres@yahoo.es
- Eur J Emerg Med. 2007 Jun 1; 14 (3): 177-9.
AbstractIatrogenic tracheobronchial ruptures are rare but severe complications after intubation. Therefore, we evaluated the reasons, the therapy and the outcome of patients with postintubation tracheal rupture, who were admitted to our intensive care unit. We reviewed the literature of tracheal rupture after endotracheal intubation in respects of the risk factors, diagnosis, the possible mechanisms of the injury, and suggest strategies of management.
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