Obstruction of a non-resterilized reinforced endotracheal tube during craniotomy under general anesthesia | Zendy

Omar S. Itani | Zendy; Claude E. Mallat | Zendy; Mohammad Jazzar | Zendy; Rola Hammoud | Zendy; Jamil Shaaban | Zendy

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Obstruction of a non-resterilized reinforced endotracheal tube during craniotomy under general anesthesia

Author(s) -

Omar S. Itani,

Claude E. Mallat,

Mohammad Jazzar,

Rola Hammoud,

Jamil Shaaban

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.155993

Subject(s) - medicine , endotracheal tube , anesthesia , craniotomy , tube (container) , bleb (medicine) , surgery , nitrous oxide , intubation , intraocular pressure , materials science , trabeculectomy , composite material

Many cases of reinforced endotracheal tube (ETT) obstruction were reported in the literature. In most of these cases, the obstruction was related to the use of a resterilized tube with or without the use of nitrous oxide (N2O). Resterilization and autoclaving of the tube may result in dissection or formation of a bleb between the two layers of the tube that may expand after the use of N2O. We describe a case of acute non-resterilized reinforced ETT obstruction, by bleb formation, during occipital craniotomy under general anesthesia.

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