Bronchial Perforation Complicating Endotracheal Intubation in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
; : 154-157, 2012.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Bronchial injury is a rare and serious complication of endotracheal intubation in neonates. Bronchial perforation following tracheal intubation causes a high-volume air leak mimicking pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, and it may result in intraventricular hemorrhage, mediastinitis and sepsis. I report my experience of diagnosing a main bronchial perforation in an extremely low birth weight infant, who had a high-volume air leak following tracheal intubation, which persisted after chest tube insertion.
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Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Chest Tubes
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Sepsis
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Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
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Hemorrhage
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Intubation
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Intubation, Intratracheal
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Mediastinal Emphysema
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Mediastinitis
Limits:
Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article