title: Use of airway exchange catheter for bronchoscopy of a patient with Down's syndrome.
abstract: Tracheobronchial injuries (TBI) are highly fatal, and early diagnosis and repair are crucial for survival. The anesthesiologist and the surgeon must secure the integrity and patency of the airway for these cases. These injuries remain infrequent, and are becoming less fatal due to the availability of the resources necessary to achieve a secure airway, and thus some of them can be managed conservatively. We report an unusual case of upper airway compromise and extensive subcutaneous emphysema due to traumatic bronchial rupture and its conservative repair in a patient with Down's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. ayse.karci@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karci
authors.forename: Seden
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duru
authors.forename: Elvan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oçmen
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karaçam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057785:Catheters; D004314:Down Syndrome; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012421:Rupture; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives