Fractured tracheostomy tube presenting as a foreign body in a paediatric patient. (8th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gupta, Suman Lata; Swaminathan, Srinivasan; Ramya, Ravivalar; Parida, Satyen
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-03-08
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213963
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Tracheostomy tube fracture and aspiration into the tracheobronchial tree leading to airway obstruction is a dangerous complication after tracheostomy. We report a case of a fractured tracheostomy tube in a 6-year-old child who had been maintained on a tracheostomy tube for the past 5 years. The tracheostomy tube got fractured at the junction of the tube and neck plate, and impacted in the trachea and right main bronchus. Rigid bronchoscopy performed through the tracheostomy stoma to retrieve the fractured tracheostomy tube and the anaesthetic management during the period are discussed.