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A Reinforced Endotracheal Tube Completely Severed by a Patient Bite and Lodged in the Right Main Bronchus

Reinforced endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are designed to resist kinking or compression. However, these have a potential risk of being obstructed or severed by a patient’s bite. We report a case in which a reinforced ETT was severed by tube-bite while the patient was in the prone position during an inten...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Susie, Choo, Hyunjung, Kim, Se Eun, Kwon, Heeyeon, Lee, Hannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31723618
http://dx.doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2016.00437