title: Complications in the use of the subcutaneous tunnelled intratracheal oxygen catheter.
abstract: Transtracheal oxygen delivery seems to be a safe procedure in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with chronic hypoxaemia. Even so, serious complications do occur. Three patients in whom we used a subcutaneous tunnelled intratracheal oxygen catheter (ITO2C) are described. Surgical intervention was required in all because of complications from the procedure. One of the complications--tracheal and catheter obstruction with stridor and subcutaneous emphysema by granulomatous tissue--has to our knowledge not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital, Leiden, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: in't Veen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stolk
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dijkman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014132:Trachea