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Table 1 Summary of treatment interventions and clinical course

From: Pneumoperitoneum caused by tracheal rupture due to tracheotomy: a case report

Date & Time

Intervention and Clinical Course

August 20, 2024

Acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma

August 20, 2024-05:53

Tracheostomy performed; mechanical ventilation initiated

August 20, 2024-07:37

Imaging suggested tracheal membranous rupture, gastric distension, and pneumoperitoneum

August 20, 2024-07:56

Transferred to RICU; mechanical ventilation continued; gastrointestinal decompression initiated

August 20, 2024-14:45

Bronchoscopy confirmed tracheal rupture

August 20, 2024-21:16

Percutaneous abdominal decompression performed

August 21, 2024

Bronchoscopy showed fibrinous exudate at the rupture site

August 26, 2024

Abdominal drainage tube removed

August 26, 2024-20:00

Tracheostomy cannula removed

August 30, 2024

Bronchoscopy revealed complete healing of the tracheal rupture

September 2, 2024

Clinical condition stabilized; patient discharged