Case ReportsNonoperative Management of Tracheal Laceration During Endotracheal Intubation
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Tracheal laceration is a rare complication of endotracheal intubation. The literature describing this injury has focused largely on its cause and early identification [1, 2, 3, 4]. The tracheal lacerations in these reports were discovered either intraoperatively or within 24 hours postoperatively. Most were repaired surgically. Few reports in the English-language literature describe nonoperative management of intubation-related tracheal lacerations [5, 6, 7].
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