Membranous tracheitis following endotracheal intubation.
In this study, four patients with membranous tracheitis following endotracheal intubation are presented. Possible causes for the development of the condition were mostly related to subglottic epithelial trauma caused by the pressure of the cuff of the tube for a long time on the mucosa and the drying effect of atropine. The literature concerning the development of membranous tracheitis in previous studies is also presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014132:Trachea / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology