Abstract

PALTA, Sanjeev; SAROA, Richa  and  SAINI, Vikas. The endotracheal tube does not protect the aspiration of a foreign body in the trachea: A case report. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2014, vol.42, n.2, pp.129-131. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rca.2013.11.003.

ABSTRACT We describe a case of a 26-year-old patient wherein a temperature probe introduced through the nose for intra operative temperature monitoring was inadvertently cut during the ongoing surgical procedure. The missing segment of the probe was retrieved from the trachea which formed an unusual site in spite of the presence of a cuffed endotracheal tube. The present case serves as a reminder that cuffed endotracheal tube does not necessarily protect the airway from aspiration of solid foreign bodies from the oral or nasal airway.

Keywords : Trachea; Body Temperature; Intubating; Airway obstruction; Anesthesia.

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