A TRACHEAL TUBE PROTECTOR TO PREVENT KINKING

Warming the tracheal tube and kinking.

To the Editor: We read with interest the letter on intratracheal kinking of an endotracheal tube by Lee et al.1 The authors highlighted that, in addition to various known causes of obstruction of the endotracheal tube, intratracheal kinking at the site where the inflating lumen opens into the cuff can also cause its obstruction. Their observation is similar to that of Singh et al.2 where the au...

A Novel Tool to Prevent Endotracheal Tube Compression in Cleft Palate Surgery

A new tracheal tube for difficult intubation.

We have compared a new Portex tracheal tube with the Oxford tube in performing simulated grade 3 difficult intubations. The Portex tube was modified so that the bevel faced backwards, as in the Oxford tube. A gum elastic introducer was used with both tubes. The time taken and number of attempts needed were recorded, with changes in arterial pressure, heart rate and incidence of sore throat. Bot...

tracheal tube aspiration : a case report

a 62-yr-old woman with a history of papillary carcinoma of thyroid who had undergone thyroidectomy and tracheostomy 5 years prior to admission, presented with bleeding from the site of tracheostomy. attempts to control the bleeding failed, and the patient was immediately transported to the operating room. awake intubation was performed and the endotracheal tube was sutured to the skin. a tear i...

Does intra-cuff alkalinized lidocaine prevent tracheal tube induced emergence phenomena in children?

Aim: To study and investigate the efficacy of intra-cuff alkalinized lidocaine in the prevention of the endotracheal tube (ETT) induced emergence phenomena in children. Methodology: Fifty children, ages 6-12 years, ASA physical status I-II, scheduled for elective dental surgery under N2O free general anesthesia with an expected duration of 120 min or more, were randomly assigned one of the two ...