GlideScope stylet associated with endotracheal tube T-connector split causing a breathing circuit leak

To the Editor: Despite preoperative inspection of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) for functional defects, structural ETT failures have been reported in clinical settings.

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Published inJournal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 336
Main Author Loyd, Gary E., MD, MMM
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Anesthesia
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Cesarean section
Cesarean Section - methods
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Intubation
Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Laryngoscopes
Laryngoscopy - instrumentation
Laryngoscopy - methods
Pain Medicine
Pregnancy
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Summary:To the Editor: Despite preoperative inspection of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) for functional defects, structural ETT failures have been reported in clinical settings.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.04.001