Posterior Tracheal Wall Laceration Following Tracheostomy: A Progressive Nightmare Under Long-Term Ventilation, Requiring Complex Repair With vvECMO Support—A Case Report

Untreated tracheal membrane laceration (TML) may have life-threatening consequences. We present a case of untreated TML during or after tracheostomy. Air leakage along the cannula after tracheostomy was treated with raising cuff pressure up to > 100 mmHg and enlarging the tracheal lumen in the ar...

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Main Authors: Stefan Welter, Dietrich Stockhausen, Dany Balke, Varun Gupta, Wojciech Dudek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/crcc/6643639
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