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KMID : 0356919930260020355
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1993 Volume.26 No. 2 p.355 ~ p.359
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A Case of Airway Obstruction due to Subglottic Necrotic Tissue Following Endotracheal Intubation
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Abstract
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Acute airway obstruction is a serious emergency in children. This is a case report of airway obstruction due to subglottic necrotic tissue following endotracheal intubation. This 7-year old male patient as performed an endotracheal intubation for
airway
keep after car acident. The endotracheal tube remained in place for approximately 6 hours. After extubation. he was suffered from dyspnea and this symptom was exacerbated gradually. 3 days later, necrotic granulation tissue on subglottic area was
removed by surgical intervention. After this procedure his problem and symptom was improved. It was considered that formation of necrotic granulation tissue on subglottic area was a complication of endotracheal intubation. Histopathologic finding
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acute and chronic inflammatory cell infiltration and degeneration with necrotic change.
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