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An unusual case of airway obstruction at the tip of an endotracheal tube caused by insertion of a nasogastric tube. 2008

Kozue Kubo, and Shinichi Nakao, and Yasuyo Kawabata, and Hiroji Nishimae, and Shinya Masuko, and Koh Shingu
Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.

We report an unusual case of ventilatory impediment caused by the obstruction of an endotracheal tube (ETT) by a nasogastric (NG) tube. A 72-year-old woman with bronchial asthma was scheduled for colostomy closure. An ETT of 7.5-mm internal diameter (ID) could not be advanced, and finally a 5.0-mm ID ETT was placed, because she had post-intubation tracheal stenosis. When an NG tube was inserted after endotracheal intubation, ventilation suddenly became nearly impossible. She was treated for an asthmatic attack, but her respiratory condition did not recover. We then exchanged the ETT for a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and removed the NG tube. It was suspected that the cause of the airway obstruction was that the NG tube in the esophagus compressed the membranous portion of the stenotic trachea and the tip of the ETT was obstructed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007441 Intubation, Gastrointestinal The insertion of a tube into the stomach, intestines, or other portion of the gastrointestinal tract to allow for the passage of food products, etc. Intubation, Nasogastric,Gastrointestinal Intubation,Gastrointestinal Intubations,Intubations, Gastrointestinal,Intubations, Nasogastric,Nasogastric Intubation,Nasogastric Intubations
D007442 Intubation, Intratracheal A procedure involving placement of a tube into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to provide a patient with oxygen and anesthesia. Intubation, Endotracheal,Endotracheal Intubation,Endotracheal Intubations,Intratracheal Intubation,Intratracheal Intubations,Intubations, Endotracheal,Intubations, Intratracheal
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000402 Airway Obstruction Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs. Choking,Airway Obstructions,Obstruction, Airway,Obstructions, Airway
D001249 Asthma A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL). Asthma, Bronchial,Bronchial Asthma,Asthmas
D014135 Tracheal Stenosis A pathological narrowing of the TRACHEA. Stenoses, Tracheal,Stenosis, Tracheal,Tracheal Stenoses
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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