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Novel use of neonatal cuffed tracheal tube to occlude tracheo‐oesophageal fistula
Author(s) -
Greemberg Lev,
Fisher Allan,
Katz Ana
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00360.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheal tube , fistula , leak , surgery , tube (container) , anesthesia , intubation , mechanical engineering , environmental engineering , engineering
Summary The use of a cuffed tracheal tube is described to occlude the leak through a tracheo‐oesophageal fistula (TOF) in a neonate and prevent gastric dilatation during positive‐pressure lung ventilation.