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Trachobronchial injury

Contents

  • 1 Background
  • 2 Evaluation
  • 3 Differential Diagnosis
    • 3.1 Thoracic Trauma
  • 4 Management
  • 5 See Also

Background

  • most tracheobronchial injuries are within 2cm of carina, although rare,

Evaluation

  • suspect if constant air leak in c-tube
  • 90% have symptoms but hard diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Thoracic Trauma

  • Airway/Pulmonary
    • Bronchial injury
    • Diaphragmatic trauma
    • Hemothorax
    • Pneumomediastinum
    • Pulmonary contusion
    • Tracheal injury
    • Trachobronchial injury
    • Traumatic pneumothorax
      • Tension pneumothorax
  • Cardiac/Vascular
    • Cardiac injury
      • Blunt cardiac injury
        • Cardiac contusion
        • Commotio cordis
      • Penetrating cardiac injury
      • Cardiac tamponade
    • Traumatic aortic transection
  • Musculoskeletal
    • Clavicle fracture
      • Clavicle fracture (peds)
    • Rib fracture
      • Flail chest
    • Scapular fracture
    • Scapulothoracic dissociation
    • Sternoclavicular dislocation
    • Sternum fracture
    • Thoracic and lumbar fractures and dislocations
  • Other
    • Esophageal injury or Perforation
    • Pneumomediastinum
    • Pneumopericardium
    • Traumatic asphyxia

Management

To OR

See Also

Thoracic Trauma

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Categories:
  • Pulmonary
  • Trauma
Authors:
  • Ross Donaldson
  • Neil Young
  • Daniel Ostermayer
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This page was last edited 14:26, 6 August 2016 by Ross Donaldson. Donate