Endotracheal tube connector defect causing airway obstruction in a child

Jain, Nisha; Bhagat, Vidya; Nadkarni, Manali

doi:10.4103/ija.ija_524_17

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“…3 The defects in the endotracheal tube connector may cause a partial 4 - 10 or a complete airway obstruction. 3 , 11 A thorough review of the literature revealed that the endotracheal tube was checked inside the mouth using a laryngoscope, 3 , 4 , 9 aspiration of the tube lumen, 3 - 5 , 7 , 8 , 10 and extubation and re-intubation 9 - 11 in patients who could not be ventilated sufficiently following successful intubation. The repetition of such invasive procedures can be avoided by a detailed examination of the endotracheal tube ( Table 1 ).…”

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Difficult Ventilation in an Infant After Successful Intubation

Şahin¹,

Önemli²

2022

Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim

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Manufacturing defects in the connector of the endotracheal tube are not frequently encountered in emergency and planned intubations. In cases where they are encountered, however, they may cause partial or complete airway obstruction in sick infants with limited reserves, giving rise to a life-threatening situation following the intubation. For this reason, endotracheal tubes must be checked carefully before use. To this end, a stylet can be passed through the tube to check for a defect in the tube lumen or tube connector as part of a routine check of an endotracheal tube. This report features a patient who experienced a complete airway obstruction following intubation due to a manufacturing defect in the connector of the endotracheal tube.

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