Does less surgical trauma result in better outcome in management of iatrogenic tracheobronchial laceration? | Zendy

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Does less surgical trauma result in better outcome in management of iatrogenic tracheobronchial laceration?

Author(s) -

Dominik Herrmann,

Jan Volmerig,

Ahmad Alturki,

Monique Braun,

Anke Herrmann,

Santiago Ewig,

E. Hecker

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.22

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , intubation , thoracotomy , bronchoscopy , complication , tracheal intubation , mechanical ventilation , percutaneous , anesthesia

Iatrogenic tracheobronchial injury is a rare, but severe complication of endotracheal intubation. Risk factors are emergency intubation, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy and intubation with double lumen tube. Regarding these procedures, underlying patients often suffer from severe comorbidities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of a standardized treatment algorithm in a referral center with focus on the surgical approach.

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