title: [Tracheal rupture in long-term ventilation--a rare surgical problem].
abstract: Our patient sustained a laceration of the membranous portion of the trachea with massive subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax after long-term intubation. The patient was successfully operated on within two hours. The importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment in the event of this rare complication and the different causative factors are outlined. The surgical and perioperative ventilation problems are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Allgemein- und Thoraxchirurgische Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laqua
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dumm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Trachealruptur bei Langzeitbeatmung--ein seltenes chirurgisches Problem.