Table 1 Summary of previous case reports.
From: Fractured metallic tracheostomy tube in a child: a case report and review of the literature
Authors | Year | Sex | Age | Material | Lodging site | Fracture site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bassoe and Boe [3] | 1960 | F | 35 | Metal (silver and nickel) | RMB | Distal end of cannula |
Kakar and Saharia [15] | 1972 | M | 40 | Metal (copper and zinc) | T and LMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Kemper et al. [4] | 1972 | M | 48 | Metal | T and RMB | Inner tracheostomy tube |
Sood [7] | 1973 | M | 60 | PVC | T | Junction between tube and flange |
Maru et al. [5] | 1978 | M | 50 | Metal | T and LMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Gupta and Chhangani [18] | 1981 | M | 15 | Metal | LMB | Flange |
Gupta and Chhangani [18] | 1981 | M | ND | Metal | RMB | Flange |
Bhalla [19] | 1983 | F | 50 | ND | LMB | Outer tube |
Okafor [8] | 1983 | M | 40 | Metal (silver and Zinc) | T and RMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Bowdler and Emery [9] | 1985 | M | 3 | Silver | T and RMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Bowdler and Emery [9] | 1985 | M | 76 | Silver | C and RMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Otto and Davis [20] | 1985 | ND | 3 | Stainless steel | T and RMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Majid [10] | 1989 | F | 63 | Silver | T and LMB | Junction between tube and neck plate |
Ming [21] | 1989 | M | 50 | Silver | RMB | Junction between tube and flange |
Gupta and Ahluwalia [11] | 1996 | M | 10 | Metal | RMB and LPBS | Flange |
Krempl and Otto [14] | 1999 | M | 48 | ND | T and RMB | Fenestra |
Gana and Takwoingi [12] | 2000 | M | 7 | PVC | RMB and LMB | ND |
Srirompotong and Kraitakul [13] | 2001 | M | 7 | ND | LMB | Inner tracheostomy tube |
Wu [22] | 2007 | F | 14 months | PVC | T and LMB | ND |
Radpay [23] | 2009 | M | 41 | Metal | T and LMB | Shaft |