title: Emergency ventilation with a Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy tube.
abstract: Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy tube is the oldest tracheostomy tube and has survived to the present day. This is probably because it is easy to use and cost-effective. However its biggest limitation is that it lacks provision to connect to a ventilating circuit in an emergency. Here we describe a simple and effective technique for ventilation with Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy tube. Ventilation can be achieved by connecting the tracheostomy tube to an appropriate size universal 15mm endotracheal tube connector. We have also worked out a formula for selection of appropriate connector for various sizes of tracheostomy tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Electronic address: skamrann@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kamran A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Roshna R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Ajoy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Neenu A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
keywords: Chevalier Jackson's metal tracheostomy; Emergency ventilation; Tracheostomy