A simple solution to unexpected kinking of endotracheal tube

We report a case of unexpected kinking of endotracheal (ET) tube in an infant who was being operated in supine position and positioned away from the anesthetist. The usual management mentioned in the literature was unsuccessful. So, a simple and unique solution that can be useful in unanticipated ki...

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Autores principales: Aqil, Mansoor, Al-Saeed, Abdulhamid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015143
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.115333
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spelling pubmed-37578132013-09-06 A simple solution to unexpected kinking of endotracheal tube Aqil, Mansoor Al-Saeed, Abdulhamid Saudi J Anaesth Case Report We report a case of unexpected kinking of endotracheal (ET) tube in an infant who was being operated in supine position and positioned away from the anesthetist. The usual management mentioned in the literature was unsuccessful. So, a simple and unique solution that can be useful in unanticipated kinking of ET tube is described. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3757813/ /pubmed/24015143 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.115333 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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