Difficult tracheostomy tube placement in an obese patient with a short neck -A case report-

We report a difficult case of tracheostomy in a 34-year-old obese woman with a short neck. The tracheostomy tube placement repeatedly failed because of anatomical changes due to obesity and a short neck, tracheal mucosal swelling due to prolonged intubation, and unexpected false passage; however, it...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Sung Mi, Jang, Ji Su, Yoo, Jae In, Kwon, Hyung Ki, Lee, Soo Kyung, Lee, Jae Jun, Lim, So Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738847
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2011.60.6.434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738847
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2011.60.6.434

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