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Airway management in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children
Author(s) -
Chatterjee Debnath,
Agarwal Rita,
Bajaj Lalit,
Teng Sare.,
Prager Jeremy D.
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.1111/pan.12791
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , airway , presentation (obstetrics) , airway management , surgery , blunt trauma
Summary Pediatric laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma are extremely rare, but can be potentially catastrophic. Early diagnosis and skillful airway management is critical in avoiding significant morbidity and mortality associated with these cases. We present a case of a patient who suffered a complete tracheal transection and cervical spine fracture following a clothesline injury to the anterior neck. A review of the mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, initial airway management, and anesthetic considerations in laryngotracheal injuries from blunt neck trauma in children are presented.