TY - JOUR
T1 - Carinal injury
T2 - An airway challenge for anesthesiologists
AU - Sawhney, Chhavi
AU - Kaur, Manpreet
AU - Mishra, Biplab
AU - Gupta, Amit
AU - Bhutia, Meyong
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Tracheobronchial disruption is a potentially life-threatening airway challenge for all the anesthesiologists. Carinal rents, although rare, if not timely managed can be catastrophic. We describe a patient with carinal rent being managed successfully by prompt diagnosis, use of low pressure ventilation, and bronchoscopic sealing using tissue glue.
AB - Tracheobronchial disruption is a potentially life-threatening airway challenge for all the anesthesiologists. Carinal rents, although rare, if not timely managed can be catastrophic. We describe a patient with carinal rent being managed successfully by prompt diagnosis, use of low pressure ventilation, and bronchoscopic sealing using tissue glue.
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U2 - 10.4103/1658-354X.93078
DO - 10.4103/1658-354X.93078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863394477
SN - 1658-354X
VL - 6
SP - 69
EP - 72
JO - Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
JF - Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
IS - 1
ER -