Iatrogenic Airway Foreign Body. A Case Study. – CUERPO EXTRAÑO EN VÍA AÉREA DE ORIGEN IATROGÉNICO. ESTUDIO DE UN CASO.
We present the case of a 15 years old female patient admitted to the Critical Care Unit. The patient was scheduled for extubation with a tube exchanger. However, the tube exchanger broke inside the patient’s airway immediately after extubation requiring surgical intervention, which was successfully performed.