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  • Open Access
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Prognostic Factors for Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Sebastian Krämer,
  • Johannes Broschewitz,
  • Holger Kirsten,
  • Carolin Sell,
  • Uwe Eichfeld and
  • Manuel Florian Struck

1 February 2020

Iatrogenic tracheal ruptures are rare but severe complications of medical interventions. The main goal of this study was to explore prognostic factors for all-cause mortality and rupture-related (adjusted) mortality. We retrospectively analyzed patie...

(This article belongs to the Section Emergency Medicine)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1,122 Views
7 Pages

Background: Tracheal rupture is a rare, life-threatening condition that may follow blunt trauma, intubation, and, less commonly, esophageal instrumentation. The diagnosis may be challenging due to the subtle, delayed, and wide variety of symptoms. We...

(This article belongs to the Section Laryngology and Rhinology)