Fractured metallic tracheostomy tube in a child: a case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support. The fracture of the tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy whose fractured stainless steel tracheostomy tube dislodged into the tracheobronchial tree. We include a literature review and...

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Autores principales: Piromchai, Patorn, Lertchanaruengrit, Piyawadee, Vatanasapt, Patravoot, Ratanaanekchai, Teeraporn, Thanaviratananich, Sanguansak
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-234

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-234

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