Mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube is frequently used in the ICU setting (including paediatric ICUs, or PICUs). Although complications seldom occur, they can be life-threatening. We report on the case of a 10-year-old boy who developed pneumomediastinum and extensive subcutaneous emphysema due to severe tube obstruction caused by kinking of the endotracheal tube. The kinking proba...
