Sue Richard D, Susanto Irawan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 37-131 CHS, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1690, USA.
Clin Chest Med. 2003 Sep;24(3):457-71. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(03)00048-0.
In summary, long-term complications of artificial airways are rare but important sequelae of artificial airways. Many of the potential long-term complications of translaryngeal intubation and tracheotomy are similar and overlapping. Although most patients who undergo these procedures tend to tolerate them without difficulties, significant morbidity and mortality may occur. Identifying the exact cause of the complication may not be possible at times, due to the multiple risk factors involved in the pathogenesis. It is hoped that understanding these potential complications will lead to a more vigilant preventive measures during the institution of long-term artificial airways and a judicious early search for the underlying pathology when a complication is suspected.
总之，人工气道的长期并发症虽罕见，但却是人工气道重要的后遗症。经喉插管和气管切开术的许多潜在长期并发症相似且相互重叠。尽管大多数接受这些操作的患者往往能顺利耐受，但仍可能发生严重的发病情况和死亡。由于发病机制涉及多种风险因素，有时可能无法确定并发症的确切原因。希望了解这些潜在并发症能促使在建立长期人工气道期间采取更警惕的预防措施，并在怀疑有并发症时明智地尽早查找潜在病因。
