Management of massive air leak following intubation injury in a very low birth weight infant |
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| Authors: | Méndez R Pensado A Tellado M Somoza I Liras J Pais E Vela D |
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| Affiliation: | 1Departments of Pediatric Surgery, 2Pediatric Anaesthesia and 3Neonatal Intensive Care, Children’s Hospital ‘Teresa Herrera’, Complexo Hospitalario ‘Juan Canalejo’ 15006, As Xubias 84, A Coruña, Spain*Corresponding author |
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| Abstract: | Perforation of an infants trachea after orotracheal intubationfor general anaesthesia is a rarely described serious complication.This article reports an unusual case of laceration of the tracheain an 8-week-old infant with a history of prolonged neonatalintubation needed to treat hyaline membrane disease. After diagnosisthe tracheal injury was managed conservatively. Factors involvedin the occurrence of the injury and its management are discussed. Br J Anaesth 2002; 88: 7223 |
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