TY - JOUR
T1 - Modified endotracheal tube
T2 - Emergency alternative to paediatric tracheostomy tube
AU - Kurien, M.
AU - Raviraj, R.
AU - Mathew, J.
AU - Kaliaperumal, I.
AU - Ninan, S.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Background: In an emergency, the non-availability of a conventional paediatric tracheostomy tube is a therapeutic challenge for the attending surgeon.Objective: To describe a simple alternative to a paediatric tracheostomy tube for use in an emergency situation.Method: Case report of a 14-year-old boy who developed tracheomalacia following partial cricotracheal resection for subglottic stenosis. As a suitably sized tracheostomy tube (with a long narrow segment) was not available, an endotracheal tube was modified and used successfully. Details of the modification, and a relevant literature review, are also discussed.Conclusion: In the paediatric age group, when an appropriately sized tracheostomy tube is not available, a modified endotracheal tube is a simple temporary alternative; this may be especially useful in an emergency.
AB - Background: In an emergency, the non-availability of a conventional paediatric tracheostomy tube is a therapeutic challenge for the attending surgeon.Objective: To describe a simple alternative to a paediatric tracheostomy tube for use in an emergency situation.Method: Case report of a 14-year-old boy who developed tracheomalacia following partial cricotracheal resection for subglottic stenosis. As a suitably sized tracheostomy tube (with a long narrow segment) was not available, an endotracheal tube was modified and used successfully. Details of the modification, and a relevant literature review, are also discussed.Conclusion: In the paediatric age group, when an appropriately sized tracheostomy tube is not available, a modified endotracheal tube is a simple temporary alternative; this may be especially useful in an emergency.
KW - Intubations, Endotracheal
KW - Laryngomalacia
KW - Tracheostomy
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022215111000636
DO - 10.1017/S0022215111000636
M3 - Article
C2 - 21486520
AN - SCOPUS:79960143208
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 125
SP - 729
EP - 731
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 7
ER -