Partial airway obstruction due to intraluminal bulging of the inner layer of a reinforced tube : A case report.
- Author:
Sang Hi PARK
1
;
Young Duck SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. yydshin@cbnuh.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
airway obstruction;
complications;
reinforced tube
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Catheters;
Eye;
Female;
Hernia, Ventral;
Humans;
Inflation, Economic;
Neck;
Suction;
Tidal Volume
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2009;4(1):68-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intraoperative airway obstruction is usually manifested as high peak inflation pressures and decreased exhaled tidal volume. The simultaneous occurrence of increased peak inflation pressure and unchanging plateau pressure generally indicates a mechanical obstruction of the tracheal tube. We experienced a reinforced tube obstruction after intraluminal bulging of the tube. A 59 year-old woman was scheduled for a neck mass excision and ventral hernia repair. The patient was intubated with a 7.0 mm new reinforced tube without any problems. Three hours later, signs of airway obstruction presented, and passage of a suction catheter failed. Examination with the naked eye showed a partial obstruction by intraluminal bulging of the inner layer of the tube. We report this case of partial airway obstruction with a reinforced tube.
