Ventilation problems with a cuffed armoured latex endotracheal tube.
A case of mechanical airway obstruction is described. The cause of the obstruction proved to be an internal berniation resulting from detachment of the innermost latex layers of the tube. The various measures to avoid the hazards are briefly mentioned.
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male