Lateral Mediastinal Tracheostomy in Benign Disease: An Uncommon Procedure for a Rare Indication

Autor:	Jocelyne Martin, André Duranceau, Moishe Liberman, Pasquale Ferraro, Frédéric Jacques, Patrick G. Harris, Alain M. Danino, Nancy Deslauriers
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Tracheostomy Intubation Intratracheal medicine Humans Intubation Spondylitis Ankylosing Spondylitis Mechanical ventilation Ankylosing spondylitis business.industry Mediastinal tracheostomy Mediastinum Middle Aged medicine.disease Respiration Artificial Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Cervical Vertebrae Breathing Spinal Fractures Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cervical vertebrae
Zdroj:	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 89:979-981
ISSN:	0003-4975
Popis:	Tracheostomy is sometimes required for long-term ventilation in patients with a challenging cervical anatomy. We present a case of a patient requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation with prohibitive cervical anatomy for standard tracheostomy secondary to severe ankylosing spondylitis and a cervical spine fracture.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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