Anaesthetic management of a patient with complete tracheal rupture following blunt chest trauma
Complete tracheal resection is extremely rare after blunt chest trauma. A high degree of suspicion is essential to identify these cases and early intervention is associated with better outcome. We report a patient with complete tracheal resection, in whom the airway was secured whilst the patient re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2008;volume=11;issue=2;spage=122;epage=125;aulast=Sengupta |