Trachearuptuur als oorzaak van onverwacht peroperatief overlijden

Translated title of the contribution: Tracheal rupture as a cause of unanticipated perioperative mortality

C.J. Kalkman, M. Marsman, J.T.A. Knape, J.G. van den Tweel

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Abstract

Here we report two cases in which healthy young patients died during surgery because ventilation was impossible by a clinical picture of massive subcutaneous emphysema. The probable diagnosis was tracheal rupture. This diagnosis was not confirmed during coroner's autopsy, but there had been no systematic search for a puncture in the trachea or the main bronchial tubes. Immediate recognition of this situation, and implementation of ventilation of one lung by pushing a narrower endobronchial tube beyond the tracheal rupture, is potentially life-saving.

Translated title of the contributionTracheal rupture as a cause of unanticipated perioperative mortality
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)A6068
Number of pages5
JournalNederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume157
Issue number25
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Male
  • Perioperative Period
  • Rupture
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema
  • Trachea
  • Young Adult
  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Journal Article

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