| Título: | Difficult endotracheal tube cuff deflation: An unusual observation |
| Autores: |
Bhar, Sudeshna; Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Gupta, Sampa Dutta; Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Ghose, Tapas; Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Kundu, Kanak Kanti; Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Ray, Manjushree; Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
| Fecha: | 2012-07-11 |
| Publicador: | Sri Lankan journal of Anaesthesiology |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article Peer-Reviewed Item info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Anaesthesiology cuffed endotracheal tube; cuff deflation; pre use check |
| Descripción: | We identified one cuffed endotracheal tube with malfunctioning inflation system. During pre-use testing of the cuff system of an endotracheal tube of internal diameter 5.5 mm, the cuff could be inflated normally. But it was not possible to deflate the cuff in spite of normal deflation of the pilot balloon. Such a condition could lead to the scenario of difficult extubation which could have been detrimental to the patient. Thus we put emphasis on the proper pre-use check of endotracheal tube before intubation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/slja.v20i2.4249Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology.2012:20(2):96-97 |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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