[Tracheal laceration after intubation and application of continuous airflow through the outer cuff of the tracheal tube].
We report the case of a man diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis who underwent a C3-C6 bilateral laminectomy. In the immediate postoperative period he developed subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum caused by tracheal laceration. Continuous airflow (1 L x min(-1)) through the outer cuff was applied during the operation to compensate for air leak when loss of balloon cuff pressure was detected.
Torres-Machí
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ML
Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. mtorresmachi@hotmail.com
Caramés
M A
MA
Suárez-Romero
V
V
Medina-Ramírez
C
C
Ojeda
N
N
Rodríguez-Pérez
A
A
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*