Near fatal complication secondary to a poorly designed tracheostomy connector.
A 69-year-old man with severe pulmonary emphysema and respiratory failure, who had been maintained on mechanical ventilation at home for the past ten years, had an almost fatal complication because of a poorly designed connector.
D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical