Iatrogenic tracheobronchial ruptures - treatment and outcomes.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 5(3): 303-6, 2006 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
In the present paper we discuss the indication and follow-up of 42 patients with iatrogenic tracheobrochial ruptures. Thirty-five patients were treated by operation and 7 patients were treated conservatively. In the operated patients, four developed an insufficiency of the tracheal closure and the rupture related mortality was 2.8%. A significant effect on suture dehiscence was seen for mediastinitis (P<0.005) prior to operation, prior resection of the esophagus (P<0.001), and a long delay between injury and diagnosis (P=0.004). In the conservatively treated group the rupture related mortality was 29%. In conclusion to our results we suggest a surgical procedure whenever a tracheobronchial rupture is diagnosed and the patient's constitution allows the surgical procedure or anesthesia.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha