Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Upper airway injuries and breathing trouble in dogs after trauma
By Basdani, Eleni et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2016·From the Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Upper Airway Injury in Dogs Secondary to Trauma: 10 Dogs (2000-2011).
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Ten dogs suffered from serious breathing problems after experiencing trauma that caused damage to their airways. Symptoms included difficulty breathing, swelling under the skin, and air leaking from wounds in the neck. Treatment involved surgical repairs, with some dogs receiving stitches to close the ruptures and others having sections of their trachea removed and reconnected. While most dogs had some improvement, three experienced complications, including one dog that developed pneumonia. Unfortunately, one dog could not be saved and was euthanized during surgery.
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Abstract
Ten dogs that presented with trauma-induced upper airway rupture or stenosis were reviewed. Tracheal rupture was seen in seven dogs, tracheal stenosis in one dog, and laryngeal rupture in two dogs. Clinical abnormalities included respiratory distress in five dogs, subcutaneous emphysema in eight, air leakage through the cervical wound in seven, stridor in three dogs, pneumomediastinum in four and pneumothorax in one dog. Reconstruction with simple interrupted sutures was performed in four dogs, tracheal resection and end-to-end anastomosis in five dogs, and one dog was euthanized intraoperatively. Complications were seen in three dogs including aspiration pneumonia in one and vocalization alterations in two dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27487354/