Tracheobronchial injury after blunt thoracic trauma-lessons to learn in diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative care: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracheobronchial injury (TBI) is the subsuming term to describe rare and mostly traumatic damage to the tracheobronchial tree. Prehospital mortality is significant. TBI patients may face delayed diagnosis, challenging perioperative care, and prolonged recovery. The focus of this case series is to identify issues that represent common hurdles and potential problems in the diagnosis, treatment, and postoperative care of patients with TBI.

Case description

This is a single-center retrospective case-series study of four patients who experienced TBI following blunt thoracic trauma in the study period from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023. The mean age of the patients was 48 years, with patient age ranging from 24 to 59 years. One patient was female and the other t

SUBMITTER: Aliev D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494571 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature