TRACHEAL PERFORATION - A COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSTRACHEAL OXYGEN-THERAPY

Authors
MENON AS CARLIN BW KAPLAN PD
Citation
As. Menon et al., TRACHEAL PERFORATION - A COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSTRACHEAL OXYGEN-THERAPY, Chest, 104(2), 1993, pp. 636-637
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
104
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
636 - 637
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1993)104:2<636:TP-ACA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 73-year-old woman with a transtracheal oxygen catheter in place deve loped sudden onset of respiratory distress and subcutaneous emphysema. Bronchoscopy revealed the presence of three posterior tracheal wall p erforations and a blind pouch arising from one of the perforations. Su bsequent bronchoscopies revealed complete healing of the perforations. We believe that these perforations occurred during placement of the t ranstracheal catheter.