Improper tube fixation causing a leaky cuff
Leaking endotracheal tube cuffs are common problems in intensive care units. We report a case wherein the inflation tube was damaged by the adhesive plaster used for tube fixation and resulted in leaking endotracheal tube cuff. We also give some suggestions regarding the tube fixation and some remed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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| Online Access: | http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2010;volume=3;issue=2;spage=182;epage=184;aulast=Gupta |