Bronchoscopic management of iatrogenic tracheal laceration using polyurethane covered nitinol tracheal stents.

Iatrogenic tracheal laceration is a known complication of emergent endotracheal intubation. Patients with tracheal laceration present a therapeutic challenge. There is no established standard treatment approach in this patient population. Interventions reported include conservative management, stent placement, or surgery. We present our experience of tracheal tears in patients with respiratory failure successfully managed with polyurethane-covered nitinol stent, including three cases of post-intubation and one case of post-surgical tracheostomy tracheal injury. (C) 2016 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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