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Case Reports
Laser endotracheal tube failure: kinking of the Rüsch Lasertubus resulting in near-total airway occlusion.
- Toby N Weingarten, Barry Hein, Timothy R Long, and C Thomas Wass.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
- J Clin Anesth. 2004 Sep 1; 16 (6): 452-4.
AbstractWe report a case in which kinking of the Lasertubus resulted in near-total occlusion of the endotracheal tube, which in turn precluded adequate ventilation. Although the reporting of kinked endotracheal tubes is not uncommon in the anesthesia literature, our case is unique with respect to the physical mechanism responsible for tube deformation.
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