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Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula
A 4-year-old child had closure of tracheocutaneous fistula under general anaesthesia. He developed extensive surgical emphysema over the face, chest, and upper abdomen immediately in the recovery room. We gave him oxygen supplementation, removed surgical stitch, and inserted a 4 mm tracheostomy tube...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011345/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32082636 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3714718 |
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author | Gurung, R. Shakya, B. M. Dutta, H. |
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description | A 4-year-old child had closure of tracheocutaneous fistula under general anaesthesia. He developed extensive surgical emphysema over the face, chest, and upper abdomen immediately in the recovery room. We gave him oxygen supplementation, removed surgical stitch, and inserted a 4 mm tracheostomy tube to secure airway. Chest X-ray ruled out pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. After a week, a tight bandage was applied which approximated the tissue and helped in the closure of stoma; no suture was applied. The patient was discharged home on the fourth postoperative day. The patient needs close observation in the postoperative period with likely complication in mind. Recognizing early signs and symptoms of respiratory distress with quick intervention is lifesaving during the complication of tracheocutaneous fistula surgery. In absence of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, extensive surgical emphysema occurring during primary closure of tracheocutaneous fistula can be treated without inserting any drainage tube. |
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spelling | pubmed-70113452020-02-20 Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula Gurung, R. Shakya, B. M. Dutta, H. Case Rep Anesthesiol Case Report A 4-year-old child had closure of tracheocutaneous fistula under general anaesthesia. He developed extensive surgical emphysema over the face, chest, and upper abdomen immediately in the recovery room. We gave him oxygen supplementation, removed surgical stitch, and inserted a 4 mm tracheostomy tube to secure airway. Chest X-ray ruled out pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. After a week, a tight bandage was applied which approximated the tissue and helped in the closure of stoma; no suture was applied. The patient was discharged home on the fourth postoperative day. The patient needs close observation in the postoperative period with likely complication in mind. Recognizing early signs and symptoms of respiratory distress with quick intervention is lifesaving during the complication of tracheocutaneous fistula surgery. In absence of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, extensive surgical emphysema occurring during primary closure of tracheocutaneous fistula can be treated without inserting any drainage tube. Hindawi 2020-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7011345/ /pubmed/32082636 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3714718 Text en Copyright © 2020 R. Gurung et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gurung, R. Shakya, B. M. Dutta, H. Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title | Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title_full | Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title_fullStr | Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title_full_unstemmed | Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title_short | Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula |
title_sort | extensive surgical emphysema in a child after primary closure of tracheocutaneous fistula |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011345/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32082636 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3714718 |
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