Prolonged tracheal intubation in an infant with tracheomalacia secondary to a vascular ring. A useful adjunct to treatment?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case in which the trachea of a 3-week-old infant with a double aortic arch and secondary tracheomalacia was intubated for nearly 10 months prior to tracheal surgery. Postoperatively no complications relating to surgery or intubation were seen.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Tracheal Diseases