TY - JOUR
T1 - Removal of broken airway exchanger in a patient post thyroid surgery
AU - Misquith, Julie C.R.
AU - Bhattacharya, Oishee
AU - Nambiar, Hima
AU - Kamath, Shaila S.
AU - Rao, Sumesh T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - An “Airway Exchange Catheter” (AEC) is employed for exchanging a tracheal tube in patients with difficult airway. We report a case of a planned extubation on a patient, who had to be re-intubated following total thyroidectomy due to stridor. An AEC was used which accidentally broke during trial of extubation, wherein the broken portion was below the level of the cords. Removal was done under rigid bronchoscopy and patient had no untoward consequences. This can happen in an AEC that has been kept unused for a prolonged period under inadequate storage conditions and also due to its long length and lesser tensile strength.
AB - An “Airway Exchange Catheter” (AEC) is employed for exchanging a tracheal tube in patients with difficult airway. We report a case of a planned extubation on a patient, who had to be re-intubated following total thyroidectomy due to stridor. An AEC was used which accidentally broke during trial of extubation, wherein the broken portion was below the level of the cords. Removal was done under rigid bronchoscopy and patient had no untoward consequences. This can happen in an AEC that has been kept unused for a prolonged period under inadequate storage conditions and also due to its long length and lesser tensile strength.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tacc.2023.101323
DO - 10.1016/j.tacc.2023.101323
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85179497270
SN - 2210-8440
VL - 54
JO - Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
JF - Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
M1 - 101323
ER -