Extubation failure: upper airway obstruction by chewing gum. A case report.
Airway Foreign body obstruction
Aspiración
Aspiration
Chewing gum
Chicle
Cuidados intensivos
Extubation failure
Fallo de la extubación
Intensive Care
Obstrucción de la vía aérea por cuerpo extraño
Journal
Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion
ISSN: 2341-1929
Titre abrégé: Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)
Pays: Spain
ID NLM: 101778594
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 Feb 2024
09 Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
11
10
2023
accepted:
22
11
2023
medline:
12
2
2024
pubmed:
12
2
2024
entrez:
11
2
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Extubation failure can result from different complications, mostly well described in the literature such as laryngeal edema. Airway obstruction by foreign bodies is a less frequent and unexpected complication and its detection remains a challenge to healthcare professionals. In this case-report, we describe a patient admitted in an intensive care unit following a motor vehicle accident and who underwent an extubation failure and tracheostomy placement due to a misdiagnosed obstruction of a foreign body in the upper airway. Thus, screening of foreign bodies should be considered with a careful interpretation of medical imagery and clinical evaluation in these patients. Finally, cuff leak test, ultrasonography and videolaryngoscopy can be important adjuvants to the identification of suspected foreign bodies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38342303
pii: S2341-1929(24)00026-X
doi: 10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.006
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U.