RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58103526
T1 Tracheobronchial Injuries
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58103526
RD 2024/04/18
AB •  Blunt  tracheobronchial  injuries  often  the  result  of  compression  of  the  airway  between  the  sternum  and  the  vertebral  column•  Blunt  injury  usually  involves  distal  trachea  or  mainstem  bronchi•  Penetrating  tracheobronchial  injuries  may  occur  at  any  location•  Tracheobronchial  injury  suspected  with  massive  air  leak  or  with  poor  reexpansion  after  chest  tube  placement