• Anaesth Intensive Care · Oct 1998

    Case Reports

    Clearance of an obstructed endotracheal tube with an arterial embolectomy catheter with the patient in the prone position.

    • W G Grimmett and J Poh.
    • Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Toowoomba Hospital, Queensland.
    • Anaesth Intensive Care. 1998 Oct 1;26(5):579-81.

    AbstractThe obstruction of an endotracheal tube with the patient in the prone position creates major anaesthetic difficulties that may result in patient morbidity and mortality. We describe a case involving the clearing of a blocked endotracheal tube with an arterial embolectomy catheter and discuss the relevance to anaesthetic practice.

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