Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
Tracheostomy is a common life-saving surgical procedure, which has its own short- and long-term surgical complications. Occasionally, after being in place for several years, the tube may fracture, causing a foreign body reaction in the bronchus followed by life-threatening pneumonia. We report a rar...
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| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2567 |