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Jain N, Singh Y, Singh A. Anesthetic Management of a Broken Tracheostomy Tube Stem as a Foreign Body in the Trachea: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e53254. [PMID: 38435921 PMCID: PMC10904353 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Tracheostomy is commonly performed in patients to secure the airway. There are known early and late complications related to tracheostomy. Few case reports have described the rupture of the stem of the tracheostomy tube and its migration into the tracheobronchial tree. Here we describe a pediatric case with a broken stem of the tracheostomy tube in the trachea, acting as a foreign body and causing mild respiratory distress. The patient was successfully managed with neck exploration under general anesthesia using a supraglottic airway device in low-resource settings. In addition, we have described the potential problems that may be faced while managing the airway of such patients and how to deal with these complications.
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- Nisha Jain
- Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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- Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND
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Chakma A, Siddiqui OA, Ali S, Nadeem A. Track your trach: Removal of a fractured tracheostomy tube using a flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope in a patient with severe head injury. Med J Armed Forces India 2023; 79:481-484. [PMID: 37441303 PMCID: PMC10334239 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support in critically ill patients with head injuries. This procedure is safe but also associated with early and late complications. Tube fracture and dislodgement into the tracheobronchial tree leading to airway obstruction is a rare but life-threatening complication after prolonged tracheostomy tube placement. There are very few published reports of tracheostomy tube fracture and dislodgement into tracheobronchial tree in a neurologically injured patient. We report a case of a fractured tracheostomy tube which got impacted in the left main bronchus, in a 41-year-old male patient who had been on prolonged tracheostomy tube after craniotomy and evacuation of subdural hematoma. The distal part of the tracheostomy tube fractured and impacted in the left main bronchus. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy was performed through the oral cavity to extract it, and the anaesthetic management during the period is discussed.
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- Avishek Chakma
- Resident, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
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- Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
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- Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, India
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Mahattanasakul P, Kaewkongka T, Sriprasart T, Kerekhanjanarong V. Fracture Outer Metallic Tracheostomy Tube as an Airway Foreign Body. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 74:1752-1756. [PMID: 36452832 PMCID: PMC9702309 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-019-01744-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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To study the clinical presentation, management and mechanism of fractured outer metallic tracheostomy tube presenting as tracheobronchial foreign body. A retrospective chart review patients with fracture outer metallic tracheostomy tube. Data regarding the patients' demographic data, diagnosis, clinical presentation, type of tracheostomy tube and site of fracture were analyzed. Total 4 cases of fracture outer metallic tracheostomy tube were found. There were 3 males and 1 female, average age 52.75 years, range 31-76 years. The common presentation were dyspnea, intolerable cough and decreased breath sound in 4(100%), 2(50%) and 2(50%) cases. The most serious presentation was cardiac arrested 1 case. The dislodged tube were retrieved by flexible and rigid bronchoscopy. The most common site of fracture were outer tube at mid shaft 3 cases (75%). All of this site had corrosion. Only 1 case (25%) was fracture at junction between neck plate and tube without corrosion. The average time of usage metallic tracheostomy tube was 24 days, range 3-34 days. Fracture tracheostomy tube is rare and serious medical emergency. The patients, caregivers and physicians should recognition and prompt action. Flexible or rigid bronchoscopy via tracheostoma can successfully removal the dislodge part. The mechanism of fracture may come from several factors. The defective manufacturer, stagnation of alkaline bronchial secretion, recurrence process of removal, cleaning and boiling of the tube can cause mechanical stress and degradation of passive film of the tubes. The patient education regarding the maintenance and regular checked up can possibly extinguish this complication.
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- Patnarin Mahattanasakul
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
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Fractured tracheostomy tube as an early complication of elective tracheostomy: An enigmatic rescue. TRENDS IN ANAESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2020.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mathew RP, Liang TIH, Kabeer A, Patel V, Low G. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of aerodigestive tract foreign bodies in the paediatric population: Part 2. SA J Radiol 2021; 25:2027. [PMID: 33936796 PMCID: PMC8063769 DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Children, especially toddlers, because of their behaviour, physiology and anatomical characteristics such as oral exploration of their surroundings, have a tendency to place objects in their mouth. Therefore, ingestion or aspiration of foreign bodies (FBs) in children is a potentially life-threatening and common problem seen across the world. In this second part of our pictorial review on ingested and aspirated FBs, we focus on the paediatric population, reviewing the current literature and examining the epidemiology, clinical presentation, anatomic considerations, appropriate imaging modalities, key imaging characteristics associated with clinically relevant FBs in the emergency department (ED) and current management protocols.
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- Rishi P Mathew
- Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, India
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, India
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
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Noda K, Nosaka N, Sai Y, Nagaoka E, Nagashima M, Arai H, Shigemitsu H. A laceration of a wired silastic tracheostomy tube: A case report and review of the literature. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:1500-1503. [PMID: 33768876 PMCID: PMC7981690 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fractured tracheostomy tube is a rare, late complication. It typically occurs at the junction of metallic tube. We report an atypical case with laceration of the main trunk of a silastic tube after short period of use (10 days).
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- Kotaro Noda
- Department of Intensive Care MedicineTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
- Present address:
Department of Neurology and Neurological ScienceTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Intensive Care MedicineTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Intensive Care MedicineTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Intensive Care MedicineTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyoJapan
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Hosur B, Ahuja CK, Virk RS, Singh P. Unusually dislodged tracheostomy tube with intact airway. BMJ Case Rep 2020; 13:13/7/e237195. [PMID: 32675135 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Bharat Hosur
- Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- ENT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Kashoob M, Al Washahi M, Tandon R. Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use. Oman Med J 2020; 35:e113. [PMID: 32308990 PMCID: PMC7157438 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2020.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tracheostomy is a common life-saving surgical procedure, which has its own short- and long-term surgical complications. Occasionally, after being in place for several years, the tube may fracture, causing a foreign body reaction in the bronchus followed by life-threatening pneumonia. We report a rare case of a 29-year-old man with a known leukodystrophy disorder whose tracheostomy tube was never changed in 14 years. He presented with signs of sepsis and respiratory distress. The management and intraoperative findings, including recommendations for tracheostomy care, were described.
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- Musallam Kashoob
- ENT Residency Training Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman
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Bo LJ, Yu PX, Qi X, Kang RT. Anesthetic management of a patient with an unusual broken tracheostomy tube: a case report. J Int Med Res 2018; 47:718-721. [PMID: 30409074 PMCID: PMC6381472 DOI: 10.1177/0300060518809251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective This study was performed to investigate the management of general anesthesia in an unusual case involving a patient with a broken tracheostomy tube presenting as an airway foreign body. Methods We herein describe the anesthetic management of a patient with a broken tracheostomy tube. A 77-year-old Chinese man who had been involved in a car accident underwent a tracheostomy. One year later, he presented with cough and bleeding at the tracheostomy site. Preoperative evaluation revealed that the metal tracheostomy tube was lodged in his left main bronchus. General anesthesia was induced to maintain spontaneous breathing, and adequate topical anesthesia of the airway was administered. Results The metal tracheostomy tube was successful removed, and a new tracheal tube was put in place. Conclusions General anesthesia to maintain spontaneous breathing and adequate topical anesthesia of the airway can be safely used when removing broken tracheostomy tubes.
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- Li-Jun Bo
- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Doherty C, Neal R, English C, Cooke J, Atkinson D, Bates L, Moore J, Monks S, Bowler M, Bruce IA, Bateman N, Wyatt M, Russell J, Perkins R, McGrath BA. Multidisciplinary guidelines for the management of paediatric tracheostomy emergencies. Anaesthesia 2018; 73:1400-1417. [PMID: 30062783 DOI: 10.1111/anae.14307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Temporary and permanent tracheostomies are required in children to manage actual or anticipated long-term ventilatory support, to aid secretion management or to manage fixed upper airway obstruction. Tracheostomies may be required from the first few moments of life, with the majority performed in children < 4 years of age. Although similarities with adult tracheostomies are apparent, there are key differences when managing the routine and emergency care of children with tracheostomies. The National Tracheostomy Safety Project identified the need for structured guidelines to aid multidisciplinary clinical decision making during paediatric tracheostomy emergencies. These guidelines describe the development of a bespoke emergency management algorithm and supporting resources. Our aim is to reduce the frequency, nature and severity of paediatric tracheostomy emergencies through preparation and education of staff, parents, carers and patients.
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- C Doherty
- Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Paediatrics, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Paediatric ENT, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Burnley, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric ENT, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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James Procter N, Louw C. A broken fenestrated tracheostomy tube fragment removed from the right main bronchus. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2016.1244315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hoey AW, Foden N, Oakley R. Airway compromising an airway. BMJ Case Rep 2016; 2016:bcr-2016-215761. [PMID: 27381995 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Wesley Hoey
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Gupta SL, Swaminathan S, Ramya R, Parida S. Fractured tracheostomy tube presenting as a foreign body in a paediatric patient. BMJ Case Rep 2016; 2016:bcr-2015-213963. [PMID: 26957033 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Tracheostomy tube fracture and aspiration into the tracheobronchial tree leading to airway obstruction is a dangerous complication after tracheostomy. We report a case of a fractured tracheostomy tube in a 6-year-old child who had been maintained on a tracheostomy tube for the past 5 years. The tracheostomy tube got fractured at the junction of the tube and neck plate, and impacted in the trachea and right main bronchus. Rigid bronchoscopy performed through the tracheostomy stoma to retrieve the fractured tracheostomy tube and the anaesthetic management during the period are discussed.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India
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