FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL VIA TRACHEOSTOMY. AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE

INTRODUCTION Foreign body removal from the air way is a challenging task as it requires the presence of a skilled anesthetist and a competent otorhinolaryngologist1, this task becomes even more challenging when it involves a trauma victim with cervical spine fracture, maxillofacial trauma and emerge...

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Published inPakistan Armed Forces medical journal no. 1; pp. 180 - 181
Main Authors Ul Hassan, Zaheer, Butt, Kamran Ashfaq Ahmed, Khan, Maryam, Akram, Chaudhry Muhammad Bilal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rawalpindi Knowledge Bylanes 28.02.2018
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Adults
Airway management
Anesthesia
Human remains
Intubation
Ostomy
Tracheostomy
Trauma
Lahore Pakistan
Pakistan
Singapore
Iran
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Summary:INTRODUCTION Foreign body removal from the air way is a challenging task as it requires the presence of a skilled anesthetist and a competent otorhinolaryngologist1, this task becomes even more challenging when it involves a trauma victim with cervical spine fracture, maxillofacial trauma and emergency tracheostomy already performed. Fraga JC, Pires AF et al and Zur KB, Litman RS documented removal of foreign body via tracheotomy using a fibreoptic bronchoscope in two trauma patients but in both cases it was because endotracheal tube was too small to allow foreign body removal3,6 in addition the cases had serious anesthesia complications. A review of literature did not reveal any significant number of cases of foreign body removal in adult male suffering from cervical spine injury, via tracheostomy, in Pakistan, making it a unique scenario in our region.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842