Medical image of the week: tracheal perforation

Medical image of the week: tracheal perforation

A 45 year old Caucasian man with a history of HIV/AIDS was admitted for septic shock secondary to right lower lobe community acquired pneumonia. The patient’s respiratory status continued to decline requiring emergency intubation in a non-ICU setting. Four laryngoscope intubation attempts were made...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parsa N, Mazursky K, Daheshpour S, Mahmoud N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-12-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
CT scan
complication
endotracheal intubation
intubation
pneumomedistinum
pneumopericardium
tracheal perforation
treatment
traumatic intubation
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