Brander, Lukas; Takala, Jukka (2006). Tracheal tear and tension pneumothorax complicating bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy. Heart & lung, 35(2), pp. 144-5. New York, N.Y.: Elsevier 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.09.007
Full text not available from this repository.Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is a frequently conducted procedure in critically ill patients. Bronchoscopic guidance of PDT is generally recommended to minimize the risk of unintentional tracheal injury. We present a case of tracheal tear and tension pneumothorax, a rare but potentially life-threatening complication, during continuously bronchoscopy-guided PDT. Sealing the large tracheal air fistula with the cuff of an endotracheal tube helped bridge time to definitive surgical repair in our patient. Bronchoscopic guidance may minimize, but cannot completely eliminate, the risk of tracheal injury during PDT.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic of Intensive Care |
UniBE Contributor: |
Brander, Lukas, Takala, Jukka |
ISSN: |
0147-9563 |
ISBN: |
16543045 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:48 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:14 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.09.007 |
PubMed ID: |
16543045 |
Web of Science ID: |
000236251000010 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/19944 (FactScience: 3022) |
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