background: the unplanned departure of endotracheal tube is one of the main complications for endotracheal intubation. in addition to endotracheal extubation, its movement can also lead to damage to the oral cavity. stabilizing endotracheal tube is the most important factor that can prevent unplanned departure of endotracheal tube as well as its movement. the current study was done with the aim...

BACKGROUND Impingement of the tracheal tube (ETT) on upper airway structures during railroading over the fibreoptic bronchoscope (FOB) occurs commonly. Potential complications of impingement include prolonged intubation time, leading to arterial desaturation, failed intubation and laryngeal trauma. The objective of this randomized, controlled trial was to assess the effect of the double setup E...

Purpose: During oral fiberoptic intubation, advancement of an endotracheal tube (ETT) into the trachea is occasionally impeded by laryngeal structures. The curved flex tip Parker ETT has been shown to improve the likelihood of successful advancement as opposed to a standard ETT that is advanced in neutral orientation. However, a Parker tube has not been compared to a standard ETT oriented 90 ̊ c...

We report a case in which the distal 3 cm of an LMA-Fastrach laryngeal mask airway (LMA) endotracheal tube (ETT) was radiographically invisible. After the LMA intubation, left lung atelectasis developed. The radiopaque wire coil built into the ETT was mistakenly believed to mark the end of the ETT, so the radiograph made it appear that the end of the ETT was 2 cm above the main carina. In fact,...

Apneic oxygenation is an apnea testing method in the diagnosis of brain death. In this method, oxygen (O2) is delivered into the trachea via an O2 catheter (O2C). However, barotrauma may develop during O2 insufflation into the trachea. Oxygen catheter diameters, O2 catheter tip position in the trachea, and O2 flow rate have been proposed as causes of barotrauma. This study was designed to highl...

background untrained fingertip palpation has been shown to be unable to adjust endotracheal tube (et) cuff pressure in most intubated patients. objective we determined the impact of a training course of ett cuff adjustment by palpation in attaining a safe cuff inflation pressure. patients and methods twenty-five nurses were asked to adjust the ett cuff pressure to 25 cmh2o by palpation on three...

The electromyographic endotracheal tube (EMG-ETT) is a relatively new tool used to measure integrity of the vocal cord structures during surgery. We describe a case in which an EMG-ETT was inserted for the operative period but not replaced with an ETT during the immediate postoperative period. Intensive care unit nurses had difficulty suctioning the EMG-ETT. The patient was not provided the pul...