Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units
| dc.contributor.author | Raynham, O W | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lubbe, D E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fagan, J J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-12T07:08:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-12T07:08:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-07T09:07:22Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Following a marked increase in patients with tracheal stenosis at Groote Schuur Hospital, we re-examined this problem to identify new trends. Practitioners should be aware of this problem and that tracheal stenosis is an avoidable complication of endotracheal (ET) intubation. It is invariably difficult to treat, a heavy treatment burden and has an associated significant morbidity and reduction in quality of life. A 10-year retrospective review of patients that presented with or were referred to our service with tracheal stenosis showed no new patterns to be responsible for the increase incidence of stenosis. Therefore we conducted a survey of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressures and cuff monitoring practises in local intensive care units (ICUs). This revealed that cuff pressures were dangerously elevated in 30% of all intubated patients surveyed in the ICUs. We are concerned that poor cuff pressure monitoring practises may be responsible for the increase in tracheal stenosis. | |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.3144 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Raynham, O. W., Lubbe, D. E., & Fagan, J. J. (2009). Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24185 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Raynham, O W, D E Lubbe, and J J Fagan "Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24185 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Raynham, O., Lubbe, D., & Fagan, J. (2009). Tracheal Stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units. South African Medical Journal, 99(9), 645. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Raynham, O W AU - Lubbe, D E AU - Fagan, J J AB - Following a marked increase in patients with tracheal stenosis at Groote Schuur Hospital, we re-examined this problem to identify new trends. Practitioners should be aware of this problem and that tracheal stenosis is an avoidable complication of endotracheal (ET) intubation. It is invariably difficult to treat, a heavy treatment burden and has an associated significant morbidity and reduction in quality of life. A 10-year retrospective review of patients that presented with or were referred to our service with tracheal stenosis showed no new patterns to be responsible for the increase incidence of stenosis. Therefore we conducted a survey of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressures and cuff monitoring practises in local intensive care units (ICUs). This revealed that cuff pressures were dangerously elevated in 30% of all intubated patients surveyed in the ICUs. We are concerned that poor cuff pressure monitoring practises may be responsible for the increase in tracheal stenosis. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units TI - Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24185 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24185 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Raynham OW, Lubbe DE, Fagan JJ. Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units. South African Medical Journal. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24185. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Otorhinolaryngology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj | |
| dc.title | Tracheal stenosis: Preventable morbidity on the increase in our intensive care units | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |