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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;125(1):e168-e170.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Tracheal trauma after difficult airway management in morbidly obese patients with COVID-19

Osama Abou-Arab  1 , Pierre Huette  2 , Pascal Berna  2 , Yazine Mahjoub  2
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Case Reports

Tracheal trauma after difficult airway management in morbidly obese patients with COVID-19

Osama Abou-Arab et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; ECMO; airway management; obesity; pneumomediastinum; tracheal perforation.

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Chest CT scan of two patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showing pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumothorax. (a) Pneumomediastinum following tracheal trauma. The continuum between the trachea and the mediastinum is represented by a red arrow. (b) Pneumomediastinum after cricoid membrane perforation. Pneumomediastinum is represented by a red arrow.
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