Iatrogenic Tracheal Injuries: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Ariel Frost; Nicole Ruszkay; Toby B Steinberg; Joshua Atkins; Natasha Mirza

doi:10.1159/000511712

Iatrogenic Tracheal Injuries: Case Series and Review of the Literature

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2021;83(2):123-126. doi: 10.1159/000511712. Epub 2020 Dec 9.

Authors

Ariel Frost¹, Nicole Ruszkay², Toby B Steinberg³, Joshua Atkins³, Natasha Mirza⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ariel.frost@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
² Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 33296903
DOI: 10.1159/000511712

Abstract

Iatrogenic tracheal injuries are an uncommon but serious complication of endotracheal tube intubation. We present two cases that illustrate iatrogenic tracheal injuries presenting hours after the time of their injury. This report addresses the critical diagnostic evaluation and management of iatrogenic tracheal injuries resulting from endotracheal intubation.

Keywords: Mediastinitis; Subcutaneous emphysema; Tracheal injury.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Intubation, Intratracheal* / adverse effects
Trachea* / diagnostic imaging