Tracheal perforation. A complication associated with transtracheal oxygen therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 73-year-old woman with a transtracheal oxygen catheter in place developed sudden onset of respiratory distress and subcutaneous emphysema. Bronchoscopy revealed the presence of three posterior tracheal wall perforations and a blind pouch arising from one of the perforations. Subsequent bronchoscopies revealed complete healing of the perforations. We believe that these perforations occurred during placement of the transtracheal catheter.
Medical subject headings
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
- Trachea
- Wounds, Penetrating