An Unusual Cause of Failure to Ventilate

An Unusual Cause of Failure to Ventilate

We report an unusual case of endotracheal tube failure. It was due to a manufacturing defect in the internal white plastic piece that is normally depressed by the luer-lock syringe within the blue pilot balloon. Prior to use, the endotracheal tube was tested and functioned normally. A 64-year-old pa...

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Main Authors: John T. Denny MD, Sagar S. Mungekar MD, Benjamin R. Landgraf MD, Zoe M. Rocke BS, Valerie A. McRae MD, Christian P. McDonough MD, James T. Tse MD, PhD, Scott J. Mellender MD, Geza K. Kiss MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709618781174

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709618781174

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