Full-thickness tracheal laceration managed conservatively: a case report.

Nikita Arora, Maude Rancourt, Mahesh Nagappa, Mehdi Qiabi

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nikita AroraDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-3940

Maude RancourtDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Western University, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON, Canada.

Mahesh NagappaDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

Mehdi QiabiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Western University, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON, Canada. Mehdi.Qiabi@lhsc.on.ca.

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Abstract

backgroundTracheobronchial injuries, which are rare complications of intubation, can be overlooked without a high degree of clinical suspicion. While traditionally managed surgically, recent literature proposes nonoperative management for low-risk injuries. CASE PRESENTATION: This case illustrates a 56-year old Caucasian Canadian female with a grade IIIA injury successfully treated conservatively using an endotracheal tube and medical therapy. Consequently, it suggests that nonoperative management may be suitable for patients meeting specific criteria indicative of clinical stability.

conclusionThese insights challenge the conventional surgical approach and emphasize the potential efficacy of conservative measures in selected cases of tracheobronchial injury.

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BronchiConservative TreatmentIntubation, IntratrachealLacerationsTracheaFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAirway managementCase reportThoracic surgeryTrauma

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PMID41024274

DOI10.1186/s13256-025-05540-4

PMCPMC12482526

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