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Membranous tracheitis following endotracheal intubation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Yasuo Harada
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima
Yoshiro Sugimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hisashi Sasaki
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan.

Summary

In this study, four patients with membranous tracheitis following endotracheal intubation are presented. Possible causes for the development of the condition were mostly related to subglottic epithelial trauma caused by the pressure of the cuff of the tube for a long time on the mucosa and the drying effect of atropine. The literature concerning the development of membranous tracheitis in previous studies is also presented.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1977

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