A tracheostomy complication resulting from acquired tracheomalacia: case report.
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Introduction Intraoperative complications of tracheostomy are well described in the literature. These include hemorrhage, perforation of the walls of the trachea and esophagus, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, intraoperative fire, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, and tube displacement. We present an unusual complication encountered during a routine tracheostomy that resulted from severe tracheomalacia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of trauma
دوره 50 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001