Impending Complete Airway Obstruction from a Reinforced Orotracheal Tube: a Case Report

Reinforced tubes are commonly used to minimize the opportunity of upper airway obstruction in patients at risk. There are a few reports of the airway obstruction resulted from kinked reinforced tubes. This report describes the obstruction of a reinforced tube in an adult patient who underwent tonsil...

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Main Authors: Nima Hosseinzadeh, Shahram Samadi, Mihan Jafari Javid, Alireza Takzare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4300