Unpredictable cause of intraoperative airway obstruction: Malformed cuff of tracheotomy tube
Fatma Çaylaklı1, Esra Çalışkan2
1Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
2Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
Keywords: Complication, intraoperative, malformed cuff, tracheotomy.
Abstract
Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure that involves opening a hole in anterior wall of trachea for airway clearance. We may experience complications during and after tracheotomy. In this article, we discussed airway obstruction due to malformed cuff of tracheotomy tube during tracheotomy.