Per-Operative Kinking of a Reinforced Endotracheal Tube: An Unforeseen Complication
Reinforced tubes are routinely used in Oro-maxillary surgeries. In spite of its advantages, any intra-operative deformity in reinforced tubes can at times lead to occlusion of a patent airway. To change this tube intraoperatively with distorted oral anatomy could be an anaesthetic challenge.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-03-01
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| Series: | The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Per-Operative-Kinking-Reinforced-Tube.pdf |