Airway ultrasound to detect endotracheal tube cuff herniation
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Endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff herniation is not an uncommon event in Intensive Care Units and operating rooms. The cause for this can be displacement of the tube or overinflation of ETT cuff.[1] Usually, it is noticed by the sound of gas leaking around the tube or when there is a fall in tidal volume and end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2). Confirmation and repositioning of the ETT require direct laryngoscopy which has disadvantages such as stress response[2] and is difficult to perform intra-operatively, particularly if the patient is not in supine position. We report a case of ETT cuff herniation from glottis which was detected with the use of ultrasound.
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