Open AccessCarinal injury: An airway challenge for anesthesiologists
Author(s) -
Chhavi Sawhney,
Manpreet Kaur,
Biplab Mishra,
Amit Gupta,
Meyong Pincho Bhutia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.93078
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , intensive care medicine , airway management , anesthesia , surgery
Tracheobronchial disruption is a potentially life-threatening airway challenge for all the anesthesiologists. Carinal rents, although rare, if not timely managed can be catastrophic. We describe a patient with carinal rent being managed successfully by prompt diagnosis, use of low pressure ventilation, and bronchoscopic sealing using tissue glue.