title: Obstruction of a non-resterilized reinforced endotracheal tube during craniotomy under general anesthesia.
abstract: Many cases of reinforced endotracheal tube (ETT) obstruction were reported in the literature. In most of these cases, the obstruction was related to the use of a resterilized tube with or without the use of nitrous oxide (N2O). Resterilization and autoclaving of the tube may result in dissection or formation of a bleb between the two layers of the tube that may expand after the use of N2O. We describe a case of acute non-resterilized reinforced ETT obstruction, by bleb formation, during occipital craniotomy under general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Itani
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mallat
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jazzar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Rola
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hammoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaaban
keywords: Airway complication; endotracheal tube obstruction; general Anesthesia