History of Tracheostomy and Evolution of Percutaneous Tracheostomy

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Sushil Ambesh
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Tracheostomy ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Thyroid Storm: A Dreaded Complication of Percutaneous Tracheostomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A963-A964
Author(s):  
Pallavi Pradeep ◽  
Mohammed Hussain Kazi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Percutaneous Tracheostomy ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Thyroid Storm ◽  
First Case ◽  
Surgical Tracheotomy ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society

Abstract Background: Thyroid gland may be manipulated during tracheostomy. Although uncommon, this may result in potentially life-threatening thyroid storm especially in patients with underlying thyroidal illness. Plasmapheresis maybe used as a treatment modality for these patients. Clinical Case: A 65-year-old Hispanic male was admitted to the hospital for acute exacerbation of heart failure and pneumonia. Medical history was significant for atrial fibrillation. He had been on amiodarone for 2 years, which was discontinued 2 months ago when he was diagnosed with amiodarone indued thyrotoxicosis (AIT). He was never started on any treatment for AIT. Lab work on admission was significant for undetectable TSH, fT4 of 4.4 ng/ml (RR: 0.8-1.5 ng/ml) and fT3 of 4pg/ml (RR: 2.2- 4.0 pg/ml). TSH receptor antibody was negative. Thyroid ultrasound showed mildly atrophic gland with no nodules. Methimazole, cholestyramine and hydrocortisone were initiated, and TFTs were trending down. Hospital course was complicated by cardio-respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. After a short-term improvement in his clinical status, patient underwent percutaneous tracheotomy due to failure to wean from mechanical ventilation. On POD1, he was found to be tachycardic and febrile with Burch-Wartofsky score of 55, which was highly suggestive of thyroid storm. fT4 was >8ng/ml and fT3 was 11.4pg/ml. He did not respond to maximal doses of thionamides, steroids and b-blocker. Thyroidectomy was considered, but patient was deemed to be high risk for any surgical intervention. Plasmapheresis was initiated for 5 days. TFT started trending down and patient improved clinically. On POD 14, fT4 was 2.1ng/ml, fT3 was 3.8 pg/ml. Conclusion: This case highlights a rare complication of tracheostomy in a patient with known history of AIT. Studies have shown that there can be a significant increase in serum thyroid hormone levels after tracheostomy, even in euthyroid patients. There may even be a role of performing tracheostomy with thyroidectomy in non-euthyroidal patients. Use of plasmapheresis for thyroid storm is recommended by American Society of Apheresis when first line medical therapy fails. It maybe particularly effective in AIT as amiodarone and its active metabolite are highly bound to plasma proteins. To our knowledge, this is the first case of thyroid storm with a history of AIT, which was precipitated by tracheostomy, and successfully treated with plasmapheresis. References: 1. Esen E, Karaman M, Deveci I, Tatlıpınar A, Tuncel A, Sheidaei S, Esen S. Analysis and comparison of changing in thyroid hormones after percutaneous and surgical tracheotomy. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2012 Dec;39(6):601-5.2. Muller C, Perrin P, Faller B, Richter S, Chantrel F. Role of plasma exchange in the thyroid storm. Ther Apher Dial. 2011 Dec;15(6):522-31.

scholarly journals Repeat percutaneous tracheostomy in a COVID-19 patient

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Sanfilippo ◽  
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Marta Mascari ◽  
Luigi La Via ◽  
Marinella Astuto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Percutaneous Tracheostomy ◽  
Neurological Status ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Cerebellar Hemorrhage ◽  
Brain Computed Tomography ◽  
History Of

A 73-year-old man with history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted to the emergency department with acute respiratory failure from COVID-19. After 10 days of mechanical ventilation (MV) the patient underwent a successful trial of extubation. However, 3 days later his neurological status deteriorated and required re-intubation. A brain computed tomography (CT) scan showed right cerebellar hemorrhage. Considering extent and location of the hemorrhage we decided to perform a percutaneous tracheostomy on the 18th day. The patient was then successfully weaned from MV (day 47th), and finally decannulated (day 50th). On day 62nd, the patient experienced an episode of septic shock, requiring oro-tracheal re-intubation, for we decided to perform a repeat percutaneous tracheostomy. All the procedure steps were uneventful. The patient was subsequently transferred to another ICU, and then successfully discharged to the Respiratory Ward. Keywords: coronavirus; airways; dilational tracheostomy

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