Respiratory Failure and Cor Pulmonale Associated with Tracheal Mucoid Accumulation from a SCOOP Transtracheal Oxygen Catheter

Three decades of transtracheal oxygen therapy: A review of the associated complications with an illustrative case presentation

“…[ 21 ] Harrow et al . [ 22 ] further reported cases where large mucus plugs resulted in partial tracheal obstruction and in one case report, the mucus plugging of the catheter even resulted in the patient's death due to complete tracheal obstruction. [ 23 ] Similarly, it is noted that patients can often develop mucus impaction leading to dyspnea, therefore indicating the need for frequent TTOT catheter changes.…”