Laryngeal and tracheal stenoses following prolonged intubation and tracheotomy

Weicker, W.; Gropp, E.

Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 107(15): 945-951

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X
PMID: 7136345
Document Number: 196620
Within 15 years we observed 8 stenoses following longtime intubation and tracheostomy (1.87% of all patients who underwent longtime-intubation and 1.11% of all patients following tracheostomy). The stenoses were diagnosed between 4 weeks and 6 months after removal of the device. The primary disease, especially shock, is more important for the development of stenoses than the duration of intubation.

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