title: Acute upper airway obstruction by an over-inflated Combitube esophageal obturator balloon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06102, USA. jportereiko@harthosp.org
authors.forename: Joseph V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Portereiko
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hojman
authors.forename: Heidi L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: Reuven
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabinovici
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects