Tracheostomy Complications—Chronic Tracheostomy with Tracheoinnominate Fistula
NYU Grossman School of MedicinePatient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days ago. The learner is called to the bedside by the MICU nurse due to bright red blood oozing from the tracheostomy and from the stoma....
Patient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days...
Postpartum Hemorrhage in ED
VituityA 28-year-old female with no prenatal care is imminently delivering in the emergency room. The scenario begins with an EMS handover. Following the handover and subsequent placenta delivery, the patient becomes hemodynamically unstable from postpartum hemorrhage and requires aggressive resuscitation. If this is performed properly, the patient will improve, if...
A 28-year-old female with no prenatal care is imminently delivering in the emergency room. The scenario begins with an EMS handover. Following the handover and...