Successful non-operative management of a contained tracheal tear following iatrogenic endotracheal tube injury

• Главные авторы: Valerie Luks (Автор), Craig Moores (Автор), Gustavo Villalona (Автор), David H. Stitelman (Автор), Michael G. Caty (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...