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Fractured tracheostomy tube in the tracheobronchial tree

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. C. Ming  and
S. A. Ghani
C. C. Ming*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
S. A. Ghani
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*
Dr. Chang Chew Ming Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract

A fractured tracheostomy tube is a rare complication; cases have been reported in the past, usually associated with prolonged usage in patients with chronic airway obstruction. We present here a fracture occurring in a new tube, and also describe a method for retrieving the tube from the tracheobronchial tree.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , March 1989 , pp. 335 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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