Unanticipated intraoperative airway emergency due to near-total transection of endotracheal tube during partial maxillectomy

Autor: Aseem Mishra, Sunil Kumar Valasareddy, Nikhil Kumar Singh, Gayatri Chaudhari
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Airway. 4:48
ISSN: 2665-9425
DOI: 10.4103/arwy.arwy_4_21
Popis: Endotracheal tube (ETT) damage during head and neck surgeries is an uncommon complication needing quick corrective action to avoid hypoxia and aspiration of blood into lungs. Our case illustrates an unanticipated complication created during partial maxillectomy by a reciprocating motor saw. Accidental near-total transection of ETT was successfully managed by a novel technique of reintubation guided by an airway exchange catheter placed alongside the damaged ETT.
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