Two different endotracheal tube manufacturing defects
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Two different endotracheal tube manufacturing defects
Introduction: Although manufacturing defects related to airway equipment are not so common in practice, it risks the safety of the airway. Prompt recognition of equipment malfunction can prevent life threatening complications. Case Series: Case 1: A 25yearold patient had anesthesia induction for septorhinoplasty surgery. After the patient was ventilated via mask and intubated without problem,...
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Corresponding author: Eunju Lee, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 75, Nowon-gil (215-4 Gongneung-dong), Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-706, Korea. Tel: 82-2-970-2820, Fax: 82-2-970-2413, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2013-03-282-cs-3