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Tracheomalacia

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayCopious SecretionsAspirationHypoxiaCyanosisCareful PositioningStridor

Pathophysiology

Tracheomalacia is structural weakness of the tracheal cartilage that lets the airway collapse dynamically. The trachea is held open by 16 to 20 incomplete U-shaped hyaline cartilage rings with a...

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