Iatrogenic Burns of the Neckline in a Patient with Tetraparesis During Tracheotomy.

The paper presents a case of an atypical iatrogenic complication after tracheotomy analyzed on the basis of the case dossier materials submitted to the authors by the court of justice to prepare a forensic medical opinion concerning the correctness of the medical procedure. A 37-year-old woman was brought by the ambulance service to the hospital with acute respiratory failure due to post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis. Tracheotomy was performed on an emergency basis.

Left atrio-esophageal fistula of a possibly iatrogenic aetiology.

The study presents an exceptionally rare case of an esophago-left atrial fistula, which was diagnosed during a forensic post-mortem examination. Due to complex nature of the disease and many attempts to cure the patient, the authors did not manage to identify the aetiology of the fistula. It was only implied that the fistula might have been a distant complication of intraoperative endocardial ablation or it might have appeared as a consequence of perforation of the esophageal wall or left atrial wall of the enlarged heart with the end of an intubation tube or nasogastric tube.

Chylothorax as a rare complication of acute pancreatitis in a 25-year-old woman after cesarean section.

The paper presents the case of a 25-year-old woman who underwent cesarean section for gynecological indications in the 37(th) week of her second pregnancy. The perioperative course was uncomplicated, but one day later the general condition of the patient suddenly deteriorated: she developed respiratory disorders requiring intubation and treatment in an intensive care unit. On the 6(th) day after the surgery, the patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.

Accidental intoxication with hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid mixture.

The paper describes a fatal case of accidental ingestion of a mixture of hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The man was admitted to hospital, where appropriate treatment, adequate to his condition, was instituted. Numerous ventricular fibrillation episodes, for which the patient was defibrillated repeatedly, were observed during the period of hospitalization.