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Tracheoarterial Fistula

An erosion through the tracheal wall into an artery.
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2018
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2018
High mortality in patients with tracheoarterial fistulas: clinical experience and treatment recommendations.
OBJECTIVES A tracheoarterial fistula (TAF) is an uncommon but a critical complication of tracheostomy and represents a surgical… (More)
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2017
2017
Postintubation Tracheoesophageal Fistula - Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis.
Introduction: Postintubation tracheoesophageal fistula is a severe complication occurring under certain conditions in patients… (More)
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2008
Review
2008
Hemorrhage due to tracheoarterial fistula with severe motor and intellectual disability.
BACKGROUND Tracheoarterial fistula (TAF) is an unusual but highly lethal complication of tracheostomy, and successful surgical… (More)
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2008
2008
[Massive bleeding from tracheoarterial fistula in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient treated with long-term invasive ventilation: an autopsy case report].
We report a 43-year-old woman with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) who died of massive bleeding from a… (More)
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2007
2007
Survival of a child without sequelae after tracheoarterial fistula.
Tracheoarterial fistula (TAF) involves erosion through the tracheal wall into the innominate artery resulting in bleeding. It is… (More)
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Review
2005
Review
2005
The incidence of tracheoarterial fistula in patients with chronic tracheostomy tubes: a retrospective study of 544 patients in a long-term care facility.
OBJECTIVE The incidence of tracheoarterial fistula (TAF) in patients with short-term tracheostomy tubes has been reported between… (More)
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2000
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2000
Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: haemorrhagic complications and the vascular anatomy of the anterior neck. A review based on 497 cases.
In a series of 497 PDT procedures done in the intensive therapy unit at Morriston Hospital between 1992 and 1999, PDT was… (More)
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1989
1989
Tracheostomies in burn patients.
The use of tracheostomies in burned patients with inhalation injuries is now reserved for specific indications rather than as… (More)
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1975
1975
Trachea--innominate artery fistula following tracheostomy. Successful repair using an innominate vein graft.
This report discusses the first recorded patient in whom a trachea--innominate artery fistula after tracheostomy was treated… (More)
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