Modification to endotracheal tube connectors for cleft lip and palate anesthesia.
Endotracheal tube connectors occasionally get blocked by the chest wall after the circuit is disconnected in children undergoing cleft lip and palate surgeries. This paper presents a modification to the connectors designed to maintain patient airway patency in such a circumstance.
Kumar
G S Satish
GS
St. Joseph's Hospital, Main Road, Guntur 522 004, India. connect_gs@hotmail.com
Kumar
J Ravindra
JR
D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties