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Position of minitracheostomy tube verified fiberoptically – a report of 2 cases
Author(s) -
Randell T.,
Kalli I.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1990.tb03122.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cannula , pneumomediastinum , tube (container) , suction , catheter , nasal cannula , surgery , position (finance) , anesthesia , pneumothorax , mechanical engineering , finance , engineering , economics
Two reports concerning difficulties at insertion of a minitracheostomy cannula are presented. In one patient, a minitracheostomy tube perforated the posterior wall of the trachea, resulting in pneumomediastinum. In another patient, conventional signs, i.e. airflow and passing of a suction catheter through the cannula, were misleading in assessing the position of the tube. Fiberoptic tracheoscopy immediately after the performance of minitracheostomy revealed the position of the cannula in both cases.