XXXX after tracheostomy and after orotracheal cuffed intubation.

@entity1 @entity548 @entity254 @entity6184 @entity432 @entity850 @entity130
@entity6184 occurred in 9 cases in a series of 812 tracheostomized @entity1 , an incidence of 1.1%. Two additional stenoses had developed after orotracheal cuffed intubation. Two suprastomal, two stomal and seven infrastomal stenoses were confirmed. The @entity850 was diagnosed within 10 weeks of extubation in 10 @entity1 and 5 months after extubation in 1 case. The airway results were good after segmental resection and end to end @entity254 in 5 @entity1 ; satisfactory in 4 @entity1 after various dilatation procedures and poor in 1 case after removal of granulation tissue. The mortality rate was 18%. One @entity1 died on account of missed diagnosis and another of @entity432 with @entity548 after tracheal resection. The present report indicates that the best airway results are achieved by segmental resection. Various dilatation procedures, however, produced satisfactory airway results and should be used as primary treatment when the stage of the @entity850 makes resection inappropriate. When planning surgical treatment, X-ray examinations, tomography or tracheo-graphy are necessary for evaluation of the site and length of the @entity850 . The stage of the @entity850 can best be evaluated by tracheoscopy. The use of large, low-pressure thin-walled cuffs and avoidance of overinflation of the cuff are the most important measures for preventing the cuff-induced @entity130 which may lead to @entity6184 .
