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Prevention of Tracheo-Innominate Artery Fistula by Using an Adjustable Tracheostomy Tube

Tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF) is a severe complication associated with a long-term tracheostomy, and TIF-associated bleeding has a high mortality rate. Here, we report two patients who were considered to be at high risk of developing TIF due to retrocollis after tracheostomy. The patients...

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Autor principal: Obara, Koji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873556
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20043