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Conservative management of tracheal rupture after intubation
Author(s) -
BAENA MARIANO FERNÁNDEZ,
JURADO M.a
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1997.d01-80.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orotracheal intubation , intubation , tracheal intubation , vacuum extraction , conservative management , surgery , anesthesia , obstetrics
A case is reported of a newborn with tracheal rupture resulting from a complicated delivery requiring vacuum extraction and two attempts at intubation. Despite the severity of the situation the infant was successfully managed conservatively with orotracheal intubation.