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Pan P, Liu T, Li W, Bo Y. Tracheal Penetrating Injury and Airway Management: A Review of Two Cases. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024:S1053-0770(24)00326-4. [PMID: 38876808 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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- Peng Pan
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Research & Key Laboratory for Basic Theory and Application of Anesthesiology of the Heilongjiang Higher Education Institution, Harbin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Research & Key Laboratory for Basic Theory and Application of Anesthesiology of the Heilongjiang Higher Education Institution, Harbin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Research & Key Laboratory for Basic Theory and Application of Anesthesiology of the Heilongjiang Higher Education Institution, Harbin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Research & Key Laboratory for Basic Theory and Application of Anesthesiology of the Heilongjiang Higher Education Institution, Harbin, China.
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Gonçalves J, Almeida V. Airway Management for Penetrating Neck Trauma: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e33441. [PMID: 36751184 PMCID: PMC9899350 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33441] [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: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Penetrating neck injuries comprise 5-10% of traumatic injuries in adults and can cause immediate life-threatening compromise. Performing awake fibreoptic intubation in cooperative patients when airway management is not time critical has been suggested as a method of securing these potentially complicated airways. We report a case of a male in his 20s who presented to the emergency service with neck trauma following a bicycle road accident. With the exception of a wound in the neck region, there were no alarming distress signs or symptoms of airway endangerment. Imagiological evaluation revealed a rupture of the right lateral tracheal wall. He was referred for urgent surgery. We performed intubation with video laryngoscopy assisted by a neck surgery team, keeping the patient breathing spontaneously and under deep sedation. After advancing the tube through the vocal cords, the surgeon explored the cervical wound, guiding the tube through the trachea. Keeping spontaneous ventilation and advancing the tracheal tube beyond the lesion under visualization is essential when managing a traumatized airway. Tracheal intubation using video laryngoscopy, assisted by a neck surgeon guiding the tube, and avoiding creation of a false passage can be a safe alternative to fibreoptic intubation in selected cases of tracheal laceration.
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Zeinali D, Jones RL, Groom P. Implementation of a shared mental model and fiberscope-assisted laryngoscopy to manage penetrating neck trauma. TRAUMA-ENGLAND 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/14604086211056308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Darius Zeinali
- Anaesthetic Registrar, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Anaesthetic Registrar, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Consultant Anaesthetist, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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This article reviews the presentation, diagnosis, and management of common traumatic injuries of the ear, nose, and throat, including laryngeal trauma, auricular and septal hematomas, and tympanic membrane rupture.
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- Mac Henry
- Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st, Oakland, CA 94602, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st, Oakland, CA 94602, USA.
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Mercer SJ, Jones CP, Bridge M, Clitheroe E, Morton B, Groom P. Systematic review of the anaesthetic management of non-iatrogenic acute adult airway trauma. Br J Anaesth 2018; 117 Suppl 1:i49-i59. [PMID: 27566791 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Non-iatrogenic trauma to the airway is rare and presents a significant challenge to the anaesthetist. Although guidelines for the management of the unanticipated difficult airway have been published, these do not make provision for the 'anticipated' difficult airway. This systematic review aims to inform best practice and suggest management options for different injury patterns. METHODS A literature search was conducted using Embase, Medline, and Google Scholar for papers after the year 2000 reporting on the acute airway management of adult patients who suffered airway trauma. Our protocol and search strategy are registered with and published by PROSPERO (http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO, ID: CRD42016032763). RESULTS A systematic literature search yielded 578 articles, of which a total of 148 full-text papers were reviewed. We present our results categorized by mechanism of injury: blunt, penetrating, blast, and burns. CONCLUSIONS The hallmark of airway management with trauma to the airway is the maintenance of spontaneous ventilation, intubation under direct vision to avoid the creation of a false passage, and the avoidance of both intermittent positive pressure ventilation and cricoid pressure (the latter for laryngotracheal trauma only) during a rapid sequence induction. Management depends on available resources and time to perform airway assessment, investigations, and intervention (patients will be classified into one of three categories: no time, some time, or adequate time). Human factors, particularly the development of a shared mental model amongst the trauma team, are vital to mitigate risk and improve patient safety.
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- S J Mercer
- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK Defence Medical Services, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2WB, UK Postgraduate School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Cedar House, Ashton Street, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
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- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
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- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
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- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK Honorary Research Fellow, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Anaesthetic Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK
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Management of chest trauma is integral to patient outcomes owing to the vital structures held within the thoracic cavity. Understanding traumatic chest injuries and appropriate management plays a pivotal role in the overall well-being of both blunt and penetrating trauma patients. Whether the injury includes rib fractures, associated pulmonary injuries, or tracheobronchial tree injuries, every facet of management may impact the short- and long-term outcomes, including mortality. This article elucidates the workup and management of the thoracic cage, pulmonary and tracheobronchial injuries.
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- Bradley M Dennis
- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, 404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, 404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, 404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Quecedo Gutiérrez L, Ruiz Abascal R, Calvo Vecino JM, Peral García AI, Matute González E, Muñoz Alameda LE, Guasch Arévalo E, Gilsanz Rodríguez F. "Do not do" recommendations of the Spanish Society of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Therapy. "Commitment to Quality by Scientific Societies" Project. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 63:519-527. [PMID: 27418334 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In April 2013 the Ministry of Health (MSSSI) adopted the project called "Commitment to Quality by Scientific Societies in Spain", in response to social and professional demands for sustainability of the health system. The initiative is part of the activities of the Spanish Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment and Services of the National Health System, and is coordinated jointly by the Quality and Cohesion Department, the Aragon Institute of Health Sciences (IACS), and the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI). All the scientific societies in Spain have been included in this project, and its main objective is to reduce the unnecessary use of health interventions in order to agree "do not do" recommendations, based on scientific evidence. The primary objective was to identify interventions that have not proven effective, have limited or doubtful effectiveness, are not cost-effective, or do not have priority. Secondary objectives were: reducing variability in clinical practice, to spread information between doctors and patients to guide decision-making, the appropriate use of health resources and, the promotion of clinical safety and reducing iatrogenesis. The selection process of the 5 "do not do" recommendations was made by Delphi methodology. A total of 25 panellists (all anaesthesiologists) chose between 15 proposals based on: evidence that supports quality, relevance, or clinical impact, and the people they affect. The 5 recommendations proposed were: Do not maintain deep levels of sedation in critically ill patients without a specific indication; Do not perform preoperative chest radiography in patients under 40 years-old with ASA physical status I or II; Do not systematically perform preoperative tests in cataract surgery unless otherwise indicated based on clinical history and physical examination; Do not perform elective surgery in patients with anaemia at risk of bleeding until a diagnostic workup is performed and treatment is given; and not perform laboratory tests (blood count, biochemistry and coagulation) prior to surgery in healthy or low risk patients (ASA I and II) with minimal estimated blood loss.
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- L Quecedo Gutiérrez
- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IDC Salud, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Sección de Gestión Clínica de la SEDAR, Servicio de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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Expanding Hematoma's Life-Threatening Neck and Face Emergency Management of Ballistic Injuries. J Craniofac Surg 2016; 27:1282-5. [PMID: 27315316 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This article aims to bring attention to the morbidity and fatality of hemorrhage, how expanding hematoma and air compromise neck/face N/F injuries and present challenges. Large neck vessel ballistic injuries may lead to hemorrhage and expanding hematoma, resulting in airway compromise, due to injuries to the internal and/or external carotid arteries, internal jugular veins "internal carotid artery, external carotid artery, internal jugular vein," and the external carotid artery deep branches. This also leads to injuries to the cervical fascial layers (barriers of deep spaces) that facilitate pooling blood and hematoma into compartmental and large potential space which effects the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and trachea.The expanding hematomas distort neck anatomical landmarks so "no neck zones" classifications are applicable. As the spectrum of injuries continues to evolve, the clinical characterization needs a new categorization based on compartmental hematoma and potential space anatomical location like retropharyngeal, parapharyngeal, sublingual, submandibular spaces, retrobulbar, and cheek compartment space hematomas.Presence of symptoms and location of the hematoma generally dictate what type of procedure is needed and how urgently it needs to be appropriately performed.Two unusual patients of pseudoaneurysms facial artery injuries with extravasation of blood producing a pulsating hematoma are referred to. Another patient considers large internal carotid artery injuries pseudoaneurysms revealed in angiography.The immediate management of life-saving patients requires aggressive airway maintenance at the scene, conscious victim will often obtain a posture that clears his airway and the semiconscious or unconscious put him in prone position. Air compromise may need emergency intubation, large bore cannula cricothyroidotomy, cricothyrotomy and at medical facilities tracheostomy.
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There is a lack of evidence-based approach regarding the best practice for airway management in patients with a traumatized airway. General recommendations for the management of the traumatized airway are summarized in table 5. Airway trauma may not be readily apparent, and its evaluation requires a high level of suspicion for airway disruption and compression. For patients with facial trauma, control of the airway may be significantly impacted by edema, bleeding, inability to clear secretions, loss of bony support, and difficulty with face mask ventilation. With the airway compression from neck swelling or hematoma, intubation attempts can further compromise the airway due to expanding hematoma. For patients with airway disruption, the goal is to pass the tube across the injured area without disrupting it or to insert the airway distal to the injury using a surgical approach. If airway injury is extensive, a surgical airway distal to the site of injury may be the best initial approach. Alternatively, if orotracheal intubation is chosen, spontaneous ventilation may be maintained or RSI may be performed. RSI is a common approach. Thus, some of the patients intubated may subsequently require tracheostomy. A stable patient with limited injuries may not require intubation but should be watched carefully for at least several hours. Because of a paucity of evidence-based data, the choice between these approaches and the techniques utilized is a clinical decision depending on the patient's condition, clinical setting, injuries to airway and other organs, and available personnel, expertise, and equipment. Inability to obtain a definitive airway is always an absolute indication for an emergency cricothyroidotomy or surgical tracheostomy.
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Gómez-Ríos MÁ. Can fiberoptic bronchoscopy be replaced by video laryngoscopy in the management of difficult airway? REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2016; 63:189-191. [PMID: 26778672 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- M Á Gómez-Ríos
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain; Head of the Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Research Group, Institute for Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain.
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Prokakis C, Koletsis EN, Dedeilias P, Fligou F, Filos K, Dougenis D. Airway trauma: a review on epidemiology, mechanisms of injury, diagnosis and treatment. J Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 9:117. [PMID: 24980209 PMCID: PMC4104740 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Airway injuries are life threatening conditions. A very little number of patients suffering air injuries are transferred live at the hospital. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion based on the presence of non-specific for these injuries symptoms and signs and a thorough knowledge of the mechanisms of injury. Bronchoscopy and chest computed tomography with MPR and 3D reconstruction of the airway represent the procedures of choice for the definitive diagnosis. Endotracheal intubation under bronchoscopic guidance is the key point to gain airway control and appropriate ventilation. Primary repair with direct suture or resection and an end to end anastomosis is the treatment of choice for patients suffering from tracheobronchial injuries (TBI). The surgical approach to the injured airway depends on its location. Selected patients, mainly with iatrogenic injuries, can be treated conservatively as long as the injury is small (<2 cm), a secure and patent airway and adequate ventilation are achieved, and there are no signs of sepsis. Patients with delayed presentation airway injuries should be referred for surgical treatment. Intraoperative evaluation of the viability of the lung parenchyma beyond the site of stenosis/obstruction is mandatory to avoid unnecessary lung resection.
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- Christos Prokakis
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
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Eduardo Lema F, Henry M, Claudia G, Carlos Eduardo H, Luis Alberto TB. Guidelines for intubation under fiberoptic bronchoscopy in a University Hospital. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2256-2087(12)40011-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Eduardo Lema F, Medina H, González C, Hoyos CE, Luis Alberto Tafur B. Guía para la intubación con fibrobroncoscopio en un Hospital Universitario. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0120-3347(12)70011-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Guidelines for intubation under fiberoptic bronchoscopy in a University Hospital. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1097/01819236-201240010-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Richter T, Ragaller M. Ventilation in chest trauma. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2011; 4:251-9. [PMID: 21769213 PMCID: PMC3132366 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.82215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chest trauma is one important factor for total morbidity and mortality in traumatized emergency patients. The complexity of injury in trauma patients makes it challenging to provide an optimal oxygenation while protecting the lung from further ventilator-induced injury to it. On the other hand, lung trauma needs to be treated on an individual basis, depending on the magnitude, location and type of lung or chest injury. Several aspects of ventilatory management in emergency patients are summarized herein and may give the clinician an overview of the treatment possibilities for chest trauma victims.
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- Torsten Richter
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Dresden Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University, Dresden, Germany
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Mercer SJ, Lewis S, Wilson S, Groom P, Mahoney P. Creating Airway Management Guidelines for Casualties with Penetrating Airway Injuries. J ROY ARMY MED CORPS 2010; 156:355-60. [DOI: 10.1136/jramc-156-04s-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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