Tracheal Stenosis Following Prolonged Cuffed Intubation

Post intubation tracheal stenosis

Tracheal stenosis following prolonged intubation is a relatively rare but a serious problem. However, some degree of airway injury is common following intubation, no matter whether it is prolonged or of short duration. Here, we are reporting a fifty six year old male patient who developed multiple web like tracheal stenosis following intubation with high volume low pressure cuff endotracheal tu...

A canine model of tracheal stenosis induced by cuffed endotracheal intubation

Postintubation tracheal stenosis is a complication of endotracheal intubation. The pathological mechanism and risk factors for endotracheal intubation-induced tracheal stenosis remain not fully understood. We aimed to establish an animal model and to investigate risk factors for postintubation tracheal stenosis. Beagles were intubated with 4 sized tubes (internal diameter 6.5 to 8.0 mm) and cuf...

Pathogenesis of tracheal stenosis following tracheostomy with a cuffed tube. An experimental study in dogs.

Post Intubation Tracheal Stenosis in Children

Many authors have reported that tracheal stenosis is a complication that can follow tracheal intubation in both adults and children. The symptoms, when they do appear, can be confused with asthma, with subsequent treatment providing only mild and inconsistent relief. We report here the case of an 8 year old girl admitted to our hospital for whooping cough that was not responding to therapy.

Post-intubation tracheal stenosis--morphological-clinical investigations.

The authors observed 42 patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis who had been treated surgically. The report presents late morphological lesions within the trachea that constituted the causes of such stenosis.