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Anterograde catheterization of severe tracheal stenosis as a difficult airway management option, followed by emergent tracheostomy (a case report)

BACKGROUND: To describe the successful management of a patient with severe dyspnea and hypoxia due to tracheal stenosis by the application of a novel bridging technique—anterograde tracheal catheterization—prior to tracheostomy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old woman entered the Emergency Department...

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Autor principal: Ziapour, Behrad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0471-6