A rare cause of complete airway obstruction caused by a defective pilot tube of a reinforced endotracheal tube
Abstract Background The common causes of failure to inflate the lungs after placement of an endotracheal tube include mechanical obstruction of the tube by tight gauzes, tongue blade, tube kinking, patient biting on the tube, obstruction of the lumen by blood or foreign body, bronchospasm, haemothor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42077-019-0045-7 |