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Iatrogenic endotracheal tube obstruction with foam face padding
Author(s) -
Walker Benjamin J.,
Rampersad Sally E.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02847.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesiology , citation , pain medicine , library science , anesthesia , computer science
such a case. This prompted us to report this case. Based on our experience, we conclude that in cases of acute presentation of medically resistant stridor and respiratory distress in children, the possibility of external compression of the trachea should be kept in mind and a preoperative CT-scan and fibreoptic airway evaluation should be performed prior to deciding on surgical options. K A R A N T H A I R O D Y S A T H Y A J I T H* G O N E P P A N A V A R U M E S H* R A O S H W E T H A P R I Y A* R A O A R O O R A M I T H A† *Department of Anaesthesiology †Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India (email: drumeshg@yahoo.co.in)