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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 24, 439-447, Copyright © 1977 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
JD Cooper
Trachea-innominate artery fistula is an uncommon but frequently fatal
complication of tracheostomy. Three successive patients who developed this
complication while receiving ventilatory assistance through a tracheostomy
tube were successfully managed, with long-term survival. Bleeding was
controlled by direct digital pressure on the innominate artery or by
hyperinflation of the balloon cuff of the tracheostomy tube. In 2 patients,
replacement of the tracheostomy tube with an orotracheal tube improved
direct access to the innominate artery for digital compression. Late
follow-up examination of the right carotid circulation revealed complete
reversal of flow in the right internal and common carotid arteries in the 2
patients studied.
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Trachea-innominate artery fistula: successful management of 3 consecutive patients
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