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Beware: Your Patient Can Bite That Pilot Tube

by anyonecanintubate | Mar 30, 2013 | Intubation, Patient Safety

Persistent endotracheal tube leaks may require the need to exchange the endotracheal tube in a critical patient or situation. The differential diagnosis of such leaks is discussed. In addition, a case regarding a patient biting a pinhole in the pilot tube of their endotracheal tube is presented.

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