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Title: | Silver nitrate therapy for persistent tracheocutaneous fistula following prolonged tracheostomy and invasive ventilation: A case report. | Austin Authors: | Sweeney, Duncan J ;Chao, Caroline ;Ridgers, Anna;Knee Chong, Christine;Goldblatt, Joshua;Seevanayagam, Siven ;Howard, Mark E | Affiliation: | Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Tracheostomy Review and Management Service Thoracic Surgery Cardiac Surgery Institute for Breathing and Sleep |
Issue Date: | Oct-2022 | Date: | 2022 | Publication information: | Respirology Case Reports 2022 | Abstract: | We report the case of a man with severe Guillain-Barré syndrome who developed a persistent tracheocutaneous fistula (TCF) following prolonged tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation. Following tracheostomy decannulation, the TCF had a deleterious effect on non-invasive positive pressure ventilation efficacy and ability to effectively clear airway secretions due to air leaking from the patent stoma. This case highlights a non-surgical approach to TCF management that is not well-described in the literature and presents an alternative management option for cohorts of patients in which the risk associated with surgical interventions may be undesirable. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/31620 | DOI: | 10.1002/rcr2.1049 | ORCID: | 0000-0002-7811-0424 0000-0001-6225-1495 0000-0003-1360-9387 0000-0003-4123-3583 0000-0003-1430-7188 0000-0001-7772-1496 |
Journal: | Respirology Case Reports | Start page: | e01049 | PubMed URL: | 36284752 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | trachea tracheocutaneous fistula tracheostomy ventilation wound healing |
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