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In 23 patients with laryngotracheal trauma at the Louisville General Hospital during a ten-year period, 19 survived. One death was directly atributable to the airway injury. The most common postinjury complication was hoarsensess attributable to direct injury to the cords or recurrent nerve paralysis. One patient had further operation for subglottic stenosis. In general, blunt injuries were more severe than penetrating injuries. Subcutaneous emphysema, aphonia or dyshonia, hemoptysis, signs of injuries, a sucking wound, are presumptive findings of laryngotracheal injury. Appropriate endoscopy and radiographic studies should confirm the diagnosis. Control of the airway is achieved by emergency tracheostomy or intubation followed by tracheostomy. Prompt operative intervention and primary repair follow.
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PMID:Laryngotracheal trauma: recognition and management. 101 62

Injury to the thoracic trachea is a potentially lethal condition in a patient with multiple injuries. Several clinical signs are commonly associated with this process: subcutaneous emphysema, aphonia, stridor, pneumothorax refractory to thoracostomy tube drainage, pneumomediastinum, and hemoptysis. The clinical appearance of tracheobronchial rupture may be delayed for hours or even weeks following injury. Standard treatment for disruption of the thoracic trachea is primary repair via a right thoracotomy. We describe a patient with a complex carinal injury following blunt thoracoabdominal trauma who was successfully managed with prompt surgical intervention.
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PMID:Carinal injury: diagnosis and treatment--case report. 194 57

Laryngotracheal separation injuries are rare and potentially fatal. Immediate respiratory signs may include dysphonia, aphonia, hemoptysis, subcutaneous emphysema and a sucking wound. Patients with this injury usually die at the site of the trauma. The absolute life saving intervention for patients with laryngotracheal injury is airway control via routine intubation or emergency tracheostomy. We present an extremely rare case of complete laryngotracheal separation in a teenager driving a quad bike in a 'clothes line' type injury with chicken wire. This case highlights the need for prompt airway evaluation, radiological imaging required, surgical management and long term injury sequelae.
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PMID:Complete traumatic laryngo-tracheal separation. 1990 48