Treatment of iatrogenic and traumatic tracheal disruptions
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Managing iatrogenic tracheal injuries
Free full text available from www.ijccm.org A b st ra ct We present three cases of iatrogenic tracheal injury. Two patients suffered acute tracheal injuries during anesthesia/surgery, one was managed surgically and the other conservatively. The third case is a delayed tracheal injury presenting as a fistula. The reasons for surgical vs conservative management of tracheal injuries and preventive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2465-1028,1122-0643
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2008.389