Surgical treatment of post-intubation lesions of the trachea.
One hundred and fifty-six patients with post-intubation lesions of the trachea were treated surgically. Of these patients 14 had cuff lesions as a result of ventilatory assistance with endotracheal tubes only. Cuff lesions predominated in those who had tracheostomy tubes. There were six tracheo-esophageal and one tracheoarterial fistulas. The majority of the patients were repaired by end to end anastomosis through the cervical route, most of the others through the cervico-mediastinal route with only five patients by the transthoracic approach. Ninety-one percent have achieved either a good or satisfactory result to date.
D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects