RUPTURE OF THE AORTA DUE TO A MALPOSITIONED TRACHEAL CANNULA IN A 4-MONTH-OLD BABY

Authors
PERES LC MAMEDE RCM DEMELLO FV
Citation
Lc. Peres et al., RUPTURE OF THE AORTA DUE TO A MALPOSITIONED TRACHEAL CANNULA IN A 4-MONTH-OLD BABY, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 34(1-2), 1996, pp. 175-179
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Pediatrics
Journal title
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655876
Volume
34
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
175 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(1996)34:1-2<175:ROTADT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Complications of tracheostomy are not rare and are even more common in children. They may be acute or chronic and sometimes may have serious consequences. We report here a rare situation in which a malpositione d tracheal cannula in a false tract from the neck to the mediastinum i nduced necrosis and rupture of the aorta and of the left carotid arter y with fatal hemorrhage.