Acute post-traumatic respiratory failure treated with prolonged controlled ventilation and complicated with spontaneously healing tracheo-oesophageal fistula.
A case of acute respiratory failure of traumatic origin treated with prolonged controlled ventilation is presented. During treatment a tracheo-oesophageal fistula developed. Early diagnosis and immediate therapeutic management prevented aspiration and further pulmonary complications. The fistula healed spontaneously. Imperfections of the anaesthetic equipment very often cause various tracheal complications.
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*