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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Mar;20(1):100-101.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.197845.

Misdirected minitracheostomy tube

Ajmer Singh  1 , Chinmaya Nanda  2 , Yatin Mehta  2
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Case Reports

Misdirected minitracheostomy tube

Ajmer Singh et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2017 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

We report a patient who after an uneventful coronary artery bypass graft surgery and left ventricular aneurysmorrhaphy developed intracerebral hemorrhage and subsequently required minitracheostomy. Chest X-ray showed misdirected minitracheostomy tube facing upward toward the laryngeal opening which was repositioned using bronchoscope.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Portex Mini-Trach II Seldinger Kit
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest X-ray showing misdirected minitracheostomy tube facing upward (arrows) (a), and normal position (arrows) of the minitracheostomy tube (b)
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