Clinical analysis on 45 cases of urgent tracheotomy.
- Author:
Xiaobo CUI
;
Yaping WANG
;
Yunfei BAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Retrospective Studies;
Tracheotomy;
adverse effects;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(4):235-237
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical characteristics of urgent tracheotomy patients.
METHOD:Forty-five cases of urgent tracheotomy patients were reviewed retrospectively. The clinical characteristics, pre-operative and post-operative clinical manifestation and complication were studied. Most patients for urgent tracheotomy were head and neck tumor, inflammation and head and neck injury.
RESULT:Two patients died in operating and two patients died in post-operation. Finding respiratory depression in six patients of long obstruction in post-operation. Eleven patients had complication in operating or post-operation. Hemorrhage and pneumoderma and local trauma were the main complications.
CONCLUSION:Emergent tracheotomy and elective tracheotomy were different-in the short operation time and body position. Complication incidence rate were higher than normal tracheotomy. Patients of long obstruction after post-operation shouldn't breathe in pure dephlogisticated air to avoidance respiratory depression.
