An unusual cause of difficulty in ventilation; a defective endotracheal tube connector

  • Gozde Inan Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
  • Gokcen Emmez Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
  • Gulsum Karabulut Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
  • Elif Yayla Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
  • Kutluk Pampal Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
  • Omer Kurtipek Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University,Besevler, Ankara, (Turkey)
Keywords: Airway obstruction, Intubation, Trachea, IntubationIntratracheal, Equipment Failure

Abstract

We present a case of an unexpected difficulty in ventilation following intubation for mastectomy. Difficulty
in ventilation during GA was due to manufacturing defect of the endotracheal tube. Ventilation difficulty
due to tube defects are rare, moreover it might be hard to detect this kind of a defect with routine
evaluation. However, if the defect is not detected it would may cause catastrophic results. In our case the
problem was carefully evaluated and solved uneventfully after following an algorithm

Published
01-27-2019
Issue
Vol.19 No.3(2015): July-September
Section
Case Reports