rss
BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007591
  • Images in…

Multidetector CT evaluation for the diagnosis of tracheal stenosis occurring shortly after intubation

  1. Yoshimichi Komatsu2
  1. 1Trauma and Critical Care Center, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa City, Nagano, Japan
  2. 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Suwa Red Cross Hospital, Suwa City, Nagano, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kazuyuki Yazawa, kazutora511{at}gmail.com

Description

A 22-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of loss of consciousness. She was seen ingesting excess schizophrenia medication following an argument. Twelve hours later, she was found unconscious and surrounded by vomit. Assessment on admission revealed: Glasgow Coma Score E1V1M4, temperature 38.4°C and pulse rate 135 bpm. She was severely underweight, with a body mass index of 15. She was intubated without difficulty immediately …

[Full text of this article]

This Article

  1. Extract
  2. Full text
  3. PDF

Responses

  1. Submit a response
  2. No responses published

Social bookmarking

Register for free content

The full text of all Editor's Choice articles and summaries of every article are free without registration

The full text of Images in ... articles are free to registered users

Only fellows can access the full text of case reports (apart from Editor's Choice) - become a fellow today, or encourage your institution to, so that together we can grow and develop this resource

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the case reports as they are published, and let us know what you think by commenting on the Editor's blog

Navigate This Article