Partial Obstruction of the Endotracheal Tube by the Plastic Coating Sheared from a Stylet.

A rare cause of endotracheal tube obstruction: a broken stylet going unnoticed--a case report.

In anesthesia practice, stylet is used as an aid in difficult tracheal (ET) intubation. Disposable plastic covered or plastic bougies are recommended but in developing countries, the metal stylets are still in use. Shearing of part of stylet has been reported in past but all incidents were detected immediately. We report a case of tracheal tube blockade due to a broken stylet tip which initiall...

Endotracheal Tube Obstruction: A Manufacturing Defect.

Various manufacturing defects of endotracheal tubes are encountered in anaesthesia practice. One of the important defects of an endotracheal tube is that a partial or complete obstruction can be potentially life-threatening. Manufacturing defects may not be ascertainable by routine inspection. In this case report, we report a partial airway obstruction caused by a plastic membrane in the connec...

A Near Miss: Case Report and Literature Review

We report a 28-week gestation premature infant with rare complication of endotracheal intubation. A piece from the plastic sheath of the stylet was retrieved inside the endotracheal tube after extubation.

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

Sound Analysis in an In Vitro Endotracheal Tube Model

BACKGROUND/AIMS Complete endotracheal tube obstruction is a medical emergency, and partial occlusion causes increased breathing rates and failure to wean off mechanical ventilation. Partial occlusion may be underestimated due to the lack of proper detection methods. We tested whether the sound of an endotracheal tube could be used to detect an endotracheal tube obstruction using an in vitro mod...