title: Modification to endotracheal tube connectors for cleft lip and palate anesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Hospital, Main Road, Guntur 522 004, India. connect_gs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G S Satish
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: J Ravindra
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: 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