title: Problems in extubation of endotracheal tube in anaesthesia in the West African sub-region.
abstract: Three Retrospective Case Studies of the problems often faced with extubation of endotracheal tube during routine endotracheal anaesthesia is reported to alert anaesthetists about endotracheal tubes with intact and inflatable cuffs which could pose potential dangers to safety of patients in Anaesthetic practice, especially in the West-African Sub-region because of our practice of re-using both re-usable and disposable endotracheal tubes.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies