A Novel Method of Fixation of Tracheostomy Tube in Cervical Spine Surgeries with Posterior Approach

Address for correspondence: Dr. Ankur Khandelwal, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Barelly Road, Lucknow ‐ 226 014, Uttar Pradesh, India. E‐mail: [email protected] Sir, Securing of any external devices such as endotracheal tube (ETT), tracheostomy tube (TT), arterial and central venous catheters, nasogastric tubes, drainage tubes such as external ventricular drain, urinary catheters should be firm without being uncomfortable to the patients. Accidental dislodgement increases the possibility of replacing it subsequently with difficulty. Moreover, a life‐threatening scenario can always be expected with dislodgement of endotracheal and TTs. This is usually seen in critical care settings where agitated patients wrench the ETT.