• Braz J Anesthesiol · Jul 2013

    Case Reports

    The dissection of reinforced endotracheal tube internal wall causing intraoperative airway obstruction under general anesthesia. Case report.

    • Esra Mercanoglu, Derya Topuz, and Nur Kaya.
    • MD; DESA; Zonguldak Ataturk Government Hospital, Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Zonguldak, Turkey. Electronic address: esramercan76@yahoo.com.
    • Braz J Anesthesiol. 2013 Jul 1;63(4):372-4.

    AbstractEndotracheal intubation is performed to establish a secure airway. However, this carries its risks and obstruction of an endotracheal tube (ETT) is a potentially life-threatening event. We report two cases with an obstruction of the resterilized, single use, spiral, reinforced endotracheal tubes by dissection of the internal wall. As a conclusion, we suggest not reusing and resterilizing single tubes in these cases to avoid a complication like dissection of the internal wall of the tube, as this has been the main cause.Copyright © 2013 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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