Tags: Duchenne/complications Patient Selection Postoperative Complications/etiology/physiopathology/prevention & control Postoperative Hemorrhage/etiology Preoperative Care/standards Research Support
A tracheo-arterial fistula is a serious and life threatening potential complication of a tracheostomy. Since 1984, we experienced nine fatal cases of tracheo-arterial fistula among 60 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients who underwent a…