title: Use of improved tracheal catheters in patient of tracheostomy tube-induced tracheoesophageal fistula: a case report.
abstract: Tracheostomy tube might cause tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) due to high cuff pressure or direct mechanical trauma. Surgical repair provides the ideal way to deal with TEF but it necessitates the weaning the patient from mechanical ventilation. Here we report a spontaneous closure of TEF by managing it with improved tracheal catheters in a patient who is dependent on mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine 1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Chun-Bing
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine 1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Bao-Lin
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine 1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University No. 419 Fangxie Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Fu-Bo
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine 1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China.
authors.forename: Ning-Yuan
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Fang
keywords: Tracheal catheters; tracheostomy tube-induced tracheoesophageal fistula