title: Perforation and partial obstruction of an armored endotracheal tube.
abstract: Armored endotracheal tubes are often used during cases in which there is a risk of compromise of a polyvinylchloride tube with positioning of a patient's head. The authors describe a case in which partial airway obstruction and perforation of such a tube occurred as a result of biting by a patient. Ways to avoid this complication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bacon
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride