title: Severe tracheobronchomalacia after prolonged intubation of multitrauma patient.
abstract: Tracheobronchomalacia is a condition with significant morbidity with many etiologies including iatrogenic ones and should be considered in critically ill ventilated trauma patients. We present a case of a multitrauma patient who had difficulty weaning from the ventilator after prolonged intubation followed by tracheostomy tube placement. We describe her presentation, diagnosis, and management provide and as well a discussion of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Sams
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shibli
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Branca