Air leak with intact cuff inflation system: A case report with brief review of literature

Pasupuleti, Hemalatha; Samantaray, Aloka; Surapneni, Kasturi; Hemanth, N

doi:10.4103/0019-5049.170044

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Discussion1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2021

2023

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent2

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 7 publications

(5 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The endotracheal reintubation can also be due to defects in the cuff, inflation valve, pilot balloon, and from the wall of ETT at the insertion point of the pilot line. 2 The leak in the ETT cuff causes difficult ventilation and the risk of aspiration of oropharyngeal secretion. Further, emergency intubation can also cause trauma to the repaired cervical spine.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Management of endotracheal tube air leak—a simple yet an effective manoeuver

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The management and maintenance of an airway can prevent life threatening complications. The handling of airway, especially in difficult airway and trauma patients, requires extreme caution. We have demonstrated a simple technique in the management of emergency airway, who was getting hypoxic due to severed endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff inflation line. A 20 G intravenous cannula was used, the leak was stopped, and the ETT balloon was inflated. Hence, the leakage and eventually hypoxia settled. We were able to manage emergency airway with this peculiar technique. The use of 20 G intravenous cannula can help to inflate a damaged ETT cuff inflation line. This is an inexpensive and effective manoeuver. Keywords: Airway management; Intubation; Intratracheal; Cervical Vertebrae.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%