Iatrogenic Tracheal Injuries in the Practice of Anaesthesilogist
It has been described 3 cases of subcutaneous emphysema associated with tracheal intubation while carrying out general anaesthesia in patients who had been operated for acute appendicitis, adenomatosis of the uterus and purulent paranephritis. Resolution of subcutaneous emphysema was spontaneous. The patients were discharged from the hospital at 8th, 12th and 14th days, respectively, after surgery.