• Anaesth Intensive Care · Feb 1999

    Review Case Reports

    Surgical emphysema following percutaneous tracheostomy.

    • W E Douglas and A Flabouris.
    • Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
    • Anaesth Intensive Care. 1999 Feb 1; 27 (1): 69-72.

    AbstractWe report two patients in whom a Portex GWDFT was complicated by surgical emphysema. Subsequent examination revealed posterior tracheal wall tears in these patients. The exact aetiology of these tears is unknown, although the tracheostomy tube introducer may have been implicated. We suggest a management plan for this complication.

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