title: Tracheal Rupture After Blunt Trauma.
abstract: Tracheal injuries are uncommon after blunt trauma. Early diagnosis and urgent treatment are primordial to reduce both mortality and morbidity. We describe the case of a 45-year-old man who met with a traffic accident and was brought to the emergency department. Progressively, he developed dyspnoea and coughing. The diagnosis of a tracheal rupture was established and the rupture was closed surgically. The management of the patient with suspected tracheal rupture is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department and Internal Medicine, CAZ Midden Limburg, Hasselt, Belgium. barbara.vantroyen@caz.be.|Emergency Department, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. barbara.vantroyen@caz.be.|Emergency Department and Internal Medicine, CAZ Midden Limburg, Salvatorstraat 20, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium. barbara.vantroyen@caz.be.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vantroyen
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department and Internal Medicine, CAZ Midden Limburg, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Baetselier
keywords: Blunt trauma; Chest trauma; Difficult airway; Dyspnoea; Laryngeal trauma; Subcutaneous emphysema; Tracheal rupture