| Bronchial Perforation Complicating Endotracheal Intubation in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant. |
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Yoo Rha Hong |
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Department of Pediatrics, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. pondhong@gmail.com |
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| Abstract |
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Bronchial injury is a rare and serious complication of endotracheal intubation in neonates. Bronchial perforation following tracheal intubation causes a high-volume air leak mimicking pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, and it may result in intraventricular hemorrhage, mediastinitis and sepsis. I report my experience of diagnosing a main bronchial perforation in an extremely low birth weight infant, who had a high-volume air leak following tracheal intubation, which persisted after chest tube insertion. |
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Bronchial perforation; Endotracheal intubation; Extremely low birth weight infant |
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