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12729468

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case in which the distal 3 cm of an LMA-Fastrach laryngeal mask airway (LMA) endotracheal tube (ETT) was radiographically invisible. After the LMA intubation, left lung atelectasis developed. The radiopaque wire coil built into the ETT was mistakenly believed to mark the end of the ETT, so the radiograph made it appear that the end of the ETT was 2 cm above the main carina. In fact, this type of ETT extends 3 cm beyond the end of the wire coil, and the final 3 cm of the ETT can be difficult or impossible to see on a radiograph. Bronchoscopy revealed that the end of the ETT was in the bronchus intermedius. In this case, even in retrospect, the true end of the ETT could not be seen on the radiograph. Clinicians should be aware that the final 3 cm of the LMA-Fastrach ETT can be radiographically invisible. We believe the manufacturer should redesign this ETT to include better radiopaque markers all the way to the end of the ETT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0020-1324
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
517-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Radiographically occult right main bronchus intubation with a fastrach laryngeal mask airway endotracheal tube.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Swedish Medical Center, Providence Campus, 1145 Broadway, Seattle WA 98122, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports