Open AccessHigh mortality in patients with tracheoarterial fistulas: clinical experience and treatment recommendations
Author(s) -
B Reger,
Reiner Neu,
HansStefan Hofmann,
Michael Ried
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx249
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery
A tracheoarterial fistula (TAF) is an uncommon but a critical complication of tracheostomy and represents a surgical emergency. Surgical therapy with ligation of the brachiocephalic trunk can be considered as the first choice of treatment to control massive and life-threatening haemorrhage.
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