[Loss of airway after tracheotomy or laryngectomy, an algorithm for practice]
Stam, M.M.; Custers, H.; Weijs, W.; Scheffer, G.J.;
- Subject:mesheuropmc: respiratory system
A 71-year-old man underwent facial reconstructive surgery and a tracheotomy after nasal carcinoma. Several hours after surgery, accidental decannulation occurred and the patient died because the airway could not be resecured in time. This incident led to the implementat... View more