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Tracheal rupture during anasthesia
Author(s) -
SMITH B. A. C.,
HOPKINSON R. B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06578.x
Subject(s) - medicine
Summary Tracheal rupture as a direct complication of tracheal intubation is rare. We report a case where this occurred during oesophageal surgery. The literature describing eight previous cases is reviewed and recommendations are made to reduce the possibility of such an occurrence.