title: Esophageal dislodgement of an endotracheal tube during nasopharyngeal oxygenation in a neonate with Pierre-Robin sequence: a case report.
abstract: Conventional intubation for pulmonary management in children with a difficult airway may be very challenging even in skilled hands. Rapid advancements in respiratory care have reduced the incidence of difficult tracheal intubation and the incidence of complications have decreased accordingly. However, serious unexpected complications still occur in some patients today. Herein, we describe a syndromic newborn infant with a difficult airway who experienced migration of the endotracheal tube into the esophagus after displacement of the tube connector. We would like to share our experience and contribute to the literature with the presentation of this undesired event. To the best of our knowledge, no such complication has been reported in the neonatal literature before.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Fatih University Medical School.
authors.forename: Mehmet K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kanburoglu
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Fatih University Medical School.
authors.forename: Mehmet N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Cizmeci
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Fatih University Medical School.
authors.forename: Ahmet Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Akelma
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turquía.
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ark
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Pediatría, Fatih University Medical School.
authors.forename: Mustafa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tatli
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D010614:Pharynx; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*