TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Extubation failure: upper airway obstruction by chewing gum: a case report
JO  - Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación (English edition)
A1  - Gonzalez-Anton, D.
A1  - Gallice, T.
A1  - Borges Da Silva, A.
A1  - Carrié, C.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Extubation failure can result from different complications, mostly well described in the literature such as laryngeal edema. Airway obstruction by foreign bodies is a less frequent and unexpected complication and its detection remains a challenge to healthcare professionals. In this case-report, we describe a patient admitted in an intensive care unit following a motor vehicle accident and who underwent an extubation failure and tracheostomy placement due to a misdiagnosed obstruction of a foreign body in the upper airway. Thus, screening of foreign bodies should be considered with a careful interpretation of medical imagery and clinical evaluation in these patients. Finally, cuff leak test, ultrasonography and videolaryngoscopy can be important adjuvants to the identification of suspected foreign bodies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2341-1929
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.redare.2024.02.006
ID  - ref1
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