Engineering

Tracheomalacia

Tracheal Stenosis

Tracheotomy

Surgery

Anesthesia

Radiology

Mechanical engineering

Airway

Intubation

Endotracheal tube

Endotracheal intubation

Cricoid pressure

Stenosis

Inflatable

Subglottic stenosis

Medicine

Cuff

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Respiratory care advances such as the introduction of ventilatory assistance have been associated with postintubation airway stenosis resulting from tracheal injury at the site of the inflatable cuff on endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes. Low-pressure cuffs have significantly reduced this occurrence. Loss of airway stability at the site of a tracheostomy stoma may result in tracheal stenosis. Subglottic stenosis may result from a high tracheostomy site at, or just inferior to, the cricoid arch, or to malposition of an endotracheal tube cuff. Awareness of these complications and their causes is essential to prevent their occurrence.

Tracheal Injuries Complicating Prolonged Intubation and Tracheostomy