guide wire j-tip technique for easy exchange of in situ endotracheal tubes

Guide Wire J-Tip Technique for Easy Exchange of In Situ Endotracheal Tubes

Guide Wire J-Tip Technique for Easy Exchange of In Situ Endotracheal Tubes

Dear Editor, Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a simple, rapid, safe and non-surgical technique for airway management. It maintains airway patency, protects the lungs from aspiration, and permits leak-free ventilation during mechanical ventilation. The anesthesiologists’ knowledge, technical skills and crisis management capabilities play an important role in controlling the occurrence of unwante...

The "U-wire" technique during ERCP for easy guide wire passage through occluded uncovered metal stents.

A significant number of self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) placed as conservative therapy for malignant biliary obstruction will become occluded [1]. Stent occlusion can be treated endoscopically either by balloon trawling to remove the biliary sludge and debris or by inserting a polyethylene stent or a second stent through the occluded stent [2]. However, these treatments can be given only af...

Guide Wire Induced Cardiac Tamponade: The Soft J Tip Is Not So Benign

Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion rarely causes cardiac tamponade due to perforation. Although it is a rare complication, it can be lethal if not identified early. We report a case of cardiac tamponade caused by internal jugular (IJ) central venous catheter (CVC) insertion using a soft J-tipped guide wire which is considered safe and rarely implicated with cardiac tamponade. A bedside tra...

Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tubes

Guide wire knot during double J catheter insertion: case report.

OBJECTIVE To report one case of intrapyelic loop of a guide wire during double J catheter insertion. METHODS We report the case of a 24 year-old female, with the diagnosis obstructive uropathy secondary to pelvic tumor who required double J catheter insertion for urinary diversion. A loop of the guide wire was formed during the procedure which was finally solved without aggressive measures. ...