A novel approach to insertion of the Montgomery T-tube.
We describe a novel method of inserting a silicone tracheal Montgomery T-tube using a gum elastic bougie. The advantages of this method over previously described methods are discussed.
Ní Chonchubhair
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Department of Anaesthesia, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland.
O'Connor
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O'Hagan
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D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications