Tracheal laceration after intubation and application of continuous airflow through the outer cuff of the tracheal tube

Título:	Tracheal laceration after intubation and application of continuous airflow through the outer cuff of the tracheal tube
Autores/as:	Torres-Machí, M. L. Caramés, M. A. Suárez Romero, V. Medina-Ramírez, C. Ojeda, N. Rodríguez Pérez, Aurelio
Clasificación UNESCO:	32 Ciencias médicas 321303 Anestesiología
Palabras clave:	Tracheal laceration Intubation Pulmonary ventilation
Fecha de publicación:	2006
Publicación seriada:	Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion
Resumen:	We report the case of a man diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis who underwent a C3-C6 bilateral laminectomy. In the immediate postoperative period he developed subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum caused by tracheal laceration. Continuous airflow (1 L x min(-1)) through the outer cuff was applied during the operation to compensate for air leak when loss of balloon cuff pressure was detected.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47999
ISSN:	0034-9356
Fuente:	Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación [ISSN 0034-9356], v. 53 (4), p. 257-260
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