Corrosion of a silver Negus tracheostomy tube

Authors
Ayshford, CA Walsh, RM Proops, DW
Citation
Ca. Ayshford et al., Corrosion of a silver Negus tracheostomy tube, J LARYNG OT, 113(1), 1999, pp. 68-69
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222151 → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
68 - 69
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(199901)113:1<68:COASNT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Corrosion of silver tracheostomy tubes has previously been reported. In all of these reports, it occurred at the junction between the neck plate and t he outer tube where an alloy of inferior corrosion resistance, compared to silver, has been used in the brazed joint. We present, to our knowledge, a previously unreported case of corrosion of the main body of the outer tube of a silver Negus tracheostomy tube where no such alloy is present.