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British Journal of Anaesthesia, doi:10.1093/bja/ael188
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© The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2006. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Accepted June 14, 2006

Case Report

Repositioning a displaced tracheostomy tube with an Aintree intubation catheter mounted on a fibre-optic bronchoscope

R. Rajendram 1 * and N. McGuire 1

1 Department of Intensive Care, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
R. Rajendram, E-mail: rajkumarrajendram{at}doctors.org.uk


  Abstract

Although tracheostomy tube displacement is uncommon, the management is often difficult and the associated mortality is high. It is important to ensure that the airway is secure and then either replace or reposition the tracheostomy tube. This case report describes the use of an Aintree intubation catheter (C-CAE-19.0-56-AIC, William Cook Europe, Denmark) mounted on an intubating fibre-optic bronchoscope (11302BD1, Karl Storz Endoskope, Germany) to reposition a partially displaced tracheostomy tube.

Keywords: airway, complications; equipment, bronchoscope; intubation, tracheostomy.
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