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KMID : 1155520090040010068
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Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2009 Volume.4 No. 1 p.68 ~ p.70
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Partial airway obstruction due to intraluminal bulging of the inner layer of a reinforced tube : A case report
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Park Sang-Hi
Shin Young-Duck
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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airway obstruction, complications, reinforced tube.
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