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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1988;31(5): 885-9. |
A Case of Difficult Decannulation |
Jong Hoon Kim, MD, Dal Won Song, MD, and Chan Wook Huh, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea |
기관 Cannula발거 곤란증의 치험 1례 |
김종훈 · 송달원 · 허찬욱 |
계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Tracheotomy in infants and children has been the subject of controversy in the medical literature. A review of the literature shows pediatric tracheotomy to be a surgical procedure with significant morbidity and mortality. Complication rates are greater in children than in adults. The authors recently experienced a case of difficulity decannulation in a 10 month-old male infant, in which decannulation was performed at 14 months after tracheotomy. Tracheotomy was performed for the maintenance of airway due to severe dyspnea, cyanosis, suprasternal and intercostal retraction under the diagnosis as acute laryngotracheobronchitis. So authors report this case with review of literature.
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