Successful non-operative management of a contained tracheal tear following iatrogenic endotracheal tube injury
We describe the case of a 5-year-old girl who was intubated in the field and sustained a severe tracheal injury resulting in a pneumothorax and extensive subcutaneous emphysema. She was treated without operative intervention and this tracheal tear was observed by serial bronchoscopy. After 6 weeks t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576614001493 |