Esophageal perforation with double lumen tracheal cannula
- Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access
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Dante Ranieri Junior, Diogo Valandro Longoni, Sergio Malburg Filho
Abstract
We present a case with an unusual complication due to difficult tracheal intubation. A cervical esophageal perforation by a carinal hook in a double lumen cannula after one attempt. Besides the use of antibiotics, his therapeutic option was an endoscopic positioning for seven haemoclips with favorable evolution.
Keywords
Difficult Intubation, Complication, esophageal Perforation