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Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92:2240-2241. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.073
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Sternoclavicular Osteomyelitis: A New Complication of Misplaced Tracheostomy Tube

Asra Hashmi, MDa, Dorene Zerfas, MDb, Frank A. Baciewicz, Jr, MDb,*

a Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Accepted for publication April 18, 2011.

* Address correspondence to Dr Baciewicz, Harper University Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, 3990 John R, Detroit, MI 48201 (Email: fbaciewi{at}dmc.org).

We report a patient who presented with erythema and swelling over the chest and neck several days after the placement of a tracheostomy tube. Sternoclavicular osteomyelitis and anterior mediastinal abscess occurred, as complications of inadvertent pretracheal tracheostomy tube placement, which were treated with right sternoclavicular resection and mediastinal drainage.






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