A NEARLY FATAL TRACHEAL OBSTRUCTION RESULTING FROM A TRANSTRACHEAL OXYGEN CATHETER

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作者
DEGROOT, REB [1 ]
DIK, MDH [1 ]
DEGROOT, HGW [1 ]
BAKKER, W [1 ]
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[1] MUNICIPAL HOSP LEYENBURGS,DEPT SURG,THE HAGUE,NETHERLANDS
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10.1378/chest.104.5.1634
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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In a patient with a transtracheal oxygen catheter (ITO2C), a nearly fatal complication occurred due to the formation of a mucous plug on the tip, which almost totally obstructed the tracheal lumen. To our knowledge, this complication has not been reported before with the use of this type of transtracheal oxygen catheter.
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