Abstract
Tracheostomy is a common life-saving surgical procedure, which has its own short- and long-term surgical complications. Occasionally, after being in place for several years, the tube may fracture, causing a foreign body reaction in the bronchus followed by life-threatening pneumonia. We report a rare case of a 29-year-old man with a known leukodystrophy disorder whose tracheostomy tube was never changed in 14 years. He presented with signs of sepsis and respiratory distress. The management and intraoperative findings, including recommendations for tracheostomy care, were described.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2020.31
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Kashoob, M., Al-Washahi, M., & Tandon, R. (2020). Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.31
MLA 9
Kashoob, Musallam, et al. "Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use." Oman Medical Journal, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.31.
Chicago (author–date)
Kashoob, Musallam, Mohammed Al-Washahi, and Rajiv Tandon. 2020. "Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.31.
Harvard
Kashoob, M., Al-Washahi, M. and Tandon, R. (2020) 'Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.31.
Vancouver
Kashoob M, Al-Washahi M, Tandon R. Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use. Oman Medical Journal. 2020. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.31
IEEE
M. Kashoob, M. Al-Washahi, and R. Tandon, "Aspiration Pneumonia Due to Migration of Fracture Tracheostomy Tube after 14 Years of Use," Oman Medical Journal, 2020, doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.31.