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Tracheobronchial Injury Treatments by Taufik Gumilar Wahyudin is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the treatment of 27 tracheobronchial injuries between 1986-2002. 19 were tracheal injuries, 8 were bronchial. 17 of the tracheal injuries were iatrogenic due to intubation. Tracheal lacerations caused by intubation typically involve longitudinal tears along the trachea that can be treated conservatively with endotracheal intubation for 5-9 days in many cases. 6 iatrogenic tracheal tears and all bronchial ruptures required operative repair. The conservative approach achieved low morta
- Author
- Taufik Gumilar Wahyudin
- Language
- EN