Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use

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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Main Authors: Musallam Kashoob, Mohammed Al Washahi, Rajiv Tandon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2020-03-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
Subjects:
tracheostomy
pneumonia
foreign-body reaction
Online Access:http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2567
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spelling doaj-c87941dc0a3a44a98e6edb77fc32def22020-11-25T03:05:17ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042020-03-01352e113e11310.5001/omj.2020.31Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of UseMusallam Kashoob0Mohammed Al Washahi1Rajiv Tandon2ENT Residency Training Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, OmanENT Department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanENT Department, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, OmanTracheostomy 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 rare case of a 29-year-old man with a known leukodystrophy disorder whose tracheostomy tube was never changed in 14 years. He presented with signs of sepsis and respiratory distress. The management and intraoperative findings, including recommendations for tracheostomy care, were described.http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2567tracheostomypneumoniaforeign-body reaction
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author Musallam Kashoob
Mohammed Al Washahi
Rajiv Tandon
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Mohammed Al Washahi
Rajiv Tandon
Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
Oman Medical Journal
tracheostomy
pneumonia
foreign-body reaction
author_facet Musallam Kashoob
Mohammed Al Washahi
Rajiv Tandon
author_sort Musallam Kashoob
title Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
title_short Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
title_full Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
title_fullStr Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
title_full_unstemmed Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use
title_sort aspiration pneumonia due to migration of fracture tracheostomy tube after 14 years of use
publisher Oman Medical Specialty Board
series Oman Medical Journal
issn 1999-768X
2070-5204
publishDate 2020-03-01
description 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 rare case of a 29-year-old man with a known leukodystrophy disorder whose tracheostomy tube was never changed in 14 years. He presented with signs of sepsis and respiratory distress. The management and intraoperative findings, including recommendations for tracheostomy care, were described.
topic tracheostomy
pneumonia
foreign-body reaction
url http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2567
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