Tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy

alwin shared this article with you from Inoreader Tracheal stenosis after tracheostomy Via The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Tracheal stenosis is a late and usually non-life-threatening complication of surgical and percutaneous tracheostomies (PDT) as well as delayed endotracheal extubation. We undertook a retrospective review of all patients who had a surgical tracheostomy over a 10-year period. Patients were included if they had computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the tracheostomy site both preoperatively and six or more weeks postoperatively. Patients whose imaging was not available were excluded (n=3), as were those who still had a tracheostomy in situ (n=8). (Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.