title: [Acute obstruction of the endotracheal tube].
abstract: Acute occlusion of an endotracheal tube (ETT) is a feared, potentially life-threatening complication of mechanical ventilation. In the presence of a thoracic trauma, a blood clot needs to be taken into consideration as the cause of airway obstruction. This report describes a case of sudden ventilation failure due to acute ETT obstruction by a blood clot caused by intrapulmonary haemorrhaging in a child following multiple trauma accompanied by blunt thoracic trauma in the absence of dyspnoe or haemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Anästhesiologische Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106, Freiburg. daniel.steinmann@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinmann
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Priebe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guttmann
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000758:Anesthesia; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055370:Lung Injury; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed