Biomaterial Database

Tracheo-innominate artery erosion in a burned child. 1978

J A Majeski, and B G MacMillan

A tracheo-innominate artery erosion in a 10-year-old boy 10 months after 80% burns in a gasoline explosion is reported. Tracheostomy was performed on the day of the burn to maintain an airway. Fatal hemorrhage from the erosion was the cause of death. Prevention can be achieved by: correct placement (second or third ring); aseptic tracheal toilet; positive nitrogen balance; and earliest possible tracheostomy removal.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002056	Burns	Injuries to tissues caused by contact with heat, steam, chemicals (BURNS, CHEMICAL), electricity (BURNS, ELECTRIC), or the like.	Burn
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D006470	Hemorrhage	Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.	Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000402	Airway Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.	Choking,Airway Obstructions,Obstruction, Airway,Obstructions, Airway
D014132	Trachea	The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi.	Tracheas
D014140	Tracheotomy	Surgical incision of the trachea.	Tracheotomies
D016122	Brachiocephalic Trunk	The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm.	Innominate Artery,Arteries, Innominate,Artery, Innominate,Brachiocephalic Trunks,Innominate Arteries,Trunk, Brachiocephalic,Trunks, Brachiocephalic