Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication

Tracheostomy can be associated with numerous complications. Here, we present a case of large hypertrophic skin of tracheostoma with tracheal granulation tissue causing malpositioning of tracheostomy tube and airway obstruction, secondary to prolong placement of a cuff tracheostomy tube due to improp...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad Norkahfi R, Marina Mat Baki, Mawaddah Azman, Abdullah Sani Mohamed
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/1/19_mohamad_et_al_pdf_12088.pdf

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spelling	ukm-108532017-10-12T21:34:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/ Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication Mohamad Norkahfi R, Marina Mat Baki, Mawaddah Azman, Abdullah Sani Mohamed, Tracheostomy can be associated with numerous complications. Here, we present a case of large hypertrophic skin of tracheostoma with tracheal granulation tissue causing malpositioning of tracheostomy tube and airway obstruction, secondary to prolong placement of a cuff tracheostomy tube due to improper tracheostomy care. This case illustrates that awareness and knowledge of proper tracheostomy tube care among medical personnel are very important to avoid any mismanagement that can cause life-threatening complications. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/1/19_mohamad_et_al_pdf_12088.pdf Mohamad Norkahfi R, and Marina Mat Baki, and Mawaddah Azman, and Abdullah Sani Mohamed, (2016) Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication. Medicine & Health, 11 (2). pp. 298-302. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/2
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description	Tracheostomy can be associated with numerous complications. Here, we present a case of large hypertrophic skin of tracheostoma with tracheal granulation tissue causing malpositioning of tracheostomy tube and airway obstruction, secondary to prolong placement of a cuff tracheostomy tube due to improper tracheostomy care. This case illustrates that awareness and knowledge of proper tracheostomy tube care among medical personnel are very important to avoid any mismanagement that can cause life-threatening complications.
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author	Mohamad Norkahfi R, Marina Mat Baki, Mawaddah Azman, Abdullah Sani Mohamed,
spellingShingle	Mohamad Norkahfi R, Marina Mat Baki, Mawaddah Azman, Abdullah Sani Mohamed, Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
author_facet	Mohamad Norkahfi R, Marina Mat Baki, Mawaddah Azman, Abdullah Sani Mohamed,
author_sort	Mohamad Norkahfi R,
title	Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
title_short	Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
title_full	Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
title_fullStr	Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
title_full_unstemmed	Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
title_sort	prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10853/1/19_mohamad_et_al_pdf_12088.pdf
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Prolong placement of tracheostomy tube causing unusual complication

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