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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:232
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Reply to the Editor:

In Kyu Park, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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We thank Dr. Conti and associates for their comments on our report.1Go We agree that conservative management could be the best method for the treatment of postintubation tracheal rupture (TR), especially in stable and spontaneously ventilating patients. However, we disagree with their remark that surgical treatment results in a higher mortality rate than conservative or mechanical ventilation in TR. According to reports about experience with surgical treatment based on relatively large series of patients,2-4Go there were no operation-related deaths or complications after surgical treatment for TR. The cause of death . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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