A modified technique of selective lung ventilation through a tracheostomy to facilitate conservative management of iatrogenic tracheal rupture

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jun;137(6):1562-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.046. Epub 2009 Jan 23.

Authors

Elizabeth Belcher¹, Massimo Conti, Peter Goldstraw, Simon Jordan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 19464486
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.046

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Bronchoscopy
Dilatation / adverse effects
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects*
Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology
Pneumothorax / etiology
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
Trachea / injuries*
Trachea / surgery*
Tracheostomy* / adverse effects