Kinking of an endotracheal tube within the trachea: a rare cause of endotracheal tube obstruction

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-76

  Leissner, Kay B ^a   Ortega, Rafael ^b   Bodzin, Adam S ^c   Sekhar, Pavan ^c   Stanley, Glynne D ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE KINKING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LARYNGOSCOPE; LETTER; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE;

EID: 33847151793     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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