Undiagnosed chicken meat aspiration as a cause of difficult-to-ventilate in a boy with traumatic brain injury

Introduction: Bronchoscopy is a commonly used procedure in the context of aspiration in the Intensive Care Unit setting. Despite its ability to remove mucus plug and undigested gastric contents, aspiration of gastric content into the trachea is one of the most feared complications among anesthesiolo...

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Main Authors: Nazhan Afeef Mohd Ariff, Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, Mohd Erham Mat Hassan, Praveena A/p Seevaunnamtum, Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri, Nik Abdullah Nik Mohamad, Shamsul Kamalrujan Hassan, Kamaruddin Jaalam, Mohamad Hasyizan Hassan, Sanihah Che Omar, Chandran Nadarajan, Irfan Mohamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117303933