Anesthetic Management of a Broken Tracheostomy Tube Stem as a Foreign Body in the Trachea: A Case Report.

Jain, Nisha; Singh, Yudhyavir; Singh, Abhishek

Jain, Nisha; Singh, Yudhyavir; Singh, Abhishek.

Afiliación

Jain N; Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Singh Y; Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Singh A; Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.

Cureus ; 16(1): e53254, 2024 Jan.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38435921

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Tracheostomy is commonly performed in patients to secure the airway. There are known early and late complications related to tracheostomy. Few case reports have described the rupture of the stem of the tracheostomy tube and its migration into the tracheobronchial tree. Here we describe a pediatric case with a broken stem of the tracheostomy tube in the trachea, acting as a foreign body and causing mild respiratory distress. The patient was successfully managed with neck exploration under general anesthesia using a supraglottic airway device in low-resource settings. In addition, we have described the potential problems that may be faced while managing the airway of such patients and how to deal with these complications.

Palabras clave

difficult airway management; foreign bodies; pediatric airway emergency; supraglottic airway device; tracheostomy complications

Texto completo

Añadir a Mi BVS

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links

Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo

Añadir a Mi BVS

Imprimir

XML

PubMed Links

Buscar en Google