Open AccessAirway obstruction due to dissection of inner tube wall of a single‐use reinforced tracheal tube
Author(s) -
Garwood Britt,
Williams Andrew,
Windsor John
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anaesthesia cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2396-8397
DOI - 10.21466/ac.aodtdoi.2014
Subject(s) - tube (container) , tracheal tube , dissection (medical) , medicine , airway , surgery , airway obstruction , intubation , lumen (anatomy) , materials science , composite material
Summary We describe the case of a female who underwent spinal surgery in the prone position. A reinforced tracheal tube was used and the first 2 hr 15 min of the operation were uneventful. Ventilation of the lungs then became difficult and this was found to be due to the inner lining of the reinforced tube herniating into the tube lumen. A literature search revealed that this is not the first time this fault has been reported.