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Iatrogenic tracheal rupture after extubation in the context of acute decompensated heart failure and cardiac device implantation
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Iatrogenic tracheal rupture is a life-threatening airway complication. It has a very low reported incidence and is more prevalent in women and patients over 50 years of age. The most frequent clinical manifestations of tracheal injury are subcutaneous emphysema and respiratory distress.
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This page is a summary of: Iatrogenic tracheal rupture after extubation in the context of acute decompensated heart failure and cardiac device implantation: a case report, Oxford Medical Case Reports, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omab051.
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