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

• Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 336
• Main Author: Loyd, Gary E., MD, MMM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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