title: Fractures in polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tubes.
abstract: Fracture in polyvinyl chloride tracheostomy tubes in infants and children has not previously been described. On the basis of two events in the same infant a theory for the pathogenesis is outlined, and measures to prevent future cases are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride