Piromchai Patorn, Lertchanaruengrit Piyawadee, Vatanasapt Patravoot, Ratanaanekchai Teeraporn, Thanaviratananich Sanguansak
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 40002, Thailand.
J Med Case Rep. 2010 Aug 2;4:234. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-234.
Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support. The fracture of the tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy whose fractured stainless steel tracheostomy tube dislodged into the tracheobronchial tree. We include a literature review and proposed recommendations for tracheostomy care.
A 14-year-old Thai boy who had a stainless steel tracheostomy tube presented with a complaint of intermittent cough for 2 months. During tracheostomy tube cleaning, his parents found that the inner tube was missing. A chest X-ray revealed a metallic density foreign body in his right main bronchus. He underwent bronchoscopic removal of the inner tracheostomy tube and was discharged without further complications.
A fractured tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. Appropriate cleaning and scheduled replacement of the tracheostomy tube may prevent this complication.
气管造口术是一种常见的维持生命的气道手术。气管造口管骨折是一种罕见的并发症。我们报告一例14岁男孩,其不锈钢气管造口管骨折并掉入气管支气管树。我们还进行了文献综述,并提出了气管造口护理的建议。
一名14岁的泰国男孩,插有不锈钢气管造口管,主诉间歇性咳嗽2个月。在清洁气管造口管时,他的父母发现内管不见了。胸部X线显示右主支气管有金属密度异物。他接受了支气管镜下取出气管造口内管的手术,出院时无进一步并发症。
气管造口管骨折是一种罕见的并发症。适当清洁和定期更换气管造口管可能预防这种并发症。