ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION-INDUCED UPPER AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION

Authors
WARSHAWSKY ME SHANIES HM DHARAWAT M GROCHOWSKI S
Citation
Me. Warshawsky et al., ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION-INDUCED UPPER AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION, Heart & lung, 25(1), 1996, pp. 69-71
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
Heart & lung → ACNP
ISSN journal
01479563
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
69 - 71
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-9563(1996)25:1<69:EIUA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We report a case in which endotracheal intubation performed for acute respiratory distress resulted in respiratory failure that completely r esolved on removal of the endotracheal tube, with concomitant expulsio n of a latex glove from the mouth. This case serves as a reminder that endotracheal intubation may promote the very complications that it is meant to prevent. Thorough visualization and careful inspection of th e larynx before intubation of the trachea is essential.