• Critical care medicine · Jul 1989

    Case Reports

    Endotracheal tube rupture, accidental extubation, and tracheal avulsion: three airway catastrophes associated with significant decrease in leak pressure.

    • R M Spear, R A Sauder, and D G Nichols.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD Medical Center.
    • Crit. Care Med. 1989 Jul 1;17(7):701-3.

    AbstractWe report three unusual, catastrophic cases in which a significant decrease in leak pressure around a tracheal tube was noted before the discovery of the ultimate airway problem. A brief review of potential causes of a decrease in leak pressure is included and management of these difficult cases is discussed.

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