An Unusual Cause of Failure to Ventilate

• Main Authors: John T. Denny MD (Author), Sagar S. Mungekar MD (Author), Benjamin R. Landgraf MD (Author), Zoe M. Rocke BS (Author), Valerie A. McRae MD (Author), Christian P. McDonough MD (Author), James T. Tse MD, PhD (Author), Scott J. Mellender MD (Author), Geza K. Kiss MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report an unusual case of endotracheal tube failure. It was due to a manufacturing defect in the internal white plastic piece that is normally depressed by the luer-lock syringe within the blue pilot balloon. Prior to use, the endotracheal tube was tested and functioned normally. A 64-year-old pa...