[Intratracheal foreign body caused by a sheared endotracheal intubation stylet].
After orotracheal intubation of a 30-year-old man with a flexible tube, a floating foreign body was noticed inside the tube. The subsequent bronchoscopy revealed a second foreign body near the bifurcation of the trachea. Both foreign bodies were removed successfully and identified as parts of the plastic-sheathed stylet. Fatigue of material is discussed as the reason for the broken reusable stylet during intubation.
Schaffranietz
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Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, KKH Delitzsch GmbH, 04509 Delitzsch. l.schaffranietz@kkh-delitzsch-gmbh.de
Graz
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Tamke
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D000328:Adult; D020680:Bronchoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy