Tracheal rupture--an anaesthetic mishap? A case report.
We present the case of a 21-year-old primigravida who died after an uneventful caesarean section. We believe that this death was due to pre-eclamptic toxaemia rather than related to the finding of a tracheal tear at autopsy.
D000328:Adult; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D012421:Rupture; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology