Endotracheal Tube Obstruction: A Manufacturing Defect.
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چکیده
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 connector of an endotracheal tube as a manufacturing defect.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
دوره 43 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015