Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient
Tracheobronchomalacia is a condition with significant morbidity with many etiologies including iatrogenic ones and should be considered in critically ill ventilated trauma patients. We present a case of a multitrauma patient who had difficulty weaning from the ventilator after prolonged intubation f...
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| author | V. G. Sams C. M. Lawson A. B. Shibli D. A. Taylor P. R. Branca |
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| description | Tracheobronchomalacia is a condition with significant morbidity with many etiologies including iatrogenic ones and should be considered in critically ill ventilated trauma patients. We present a case of a multitrauma patient who had difficulty weaning from the ventilator after prolonged intubation followed by tracheostomy tube placement. We describe her presentation, diagnosis, and management provide and as well a discussion of the condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-849276443c614dcf895412461e0adc332025-02-03T01:33:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192011-01-01201110.1155/2011/627012627012Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma PatientV. G. Sams0C. M. Lawson1A. B. Shibli2D. A. Taylor3P. R. Branca4Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USADivision of Trauma Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USASection of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USADivision of Trauma Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USASection of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USATracheobronchomalacia is a condition with significant morbidity with many etiologies including iatrogenic ones and should be considered in critically ill ventilated trauma patients. We present a case of a multitrauma patient who had difficulty weaning from the ventilator after prolonged intubation followed by tracheostomy tube placement. We describe her presentation, diagnosis, and management provide and as well a discussion of the condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/627012 |
| spellingShingle | V. G. Sams C. M. Lawson A. B. Shibli D. A. Taylor P. R. Branca Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient |
| title_full | Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient |
| title_short | Severe Tracheobronchomalacia after Prolonged Intubation of Multitrauma Patient |
| title_sort | severe tracheobronchomalacia after prolonged intubation of multitrauma patient |
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