Intraoperative exchange of the endotracheal tube using the Cook C-CAE airway exchange catheter

The Cook airway exchange catheter is mainly used in ICU patients to exchange endotracheal tubes. We report three cases where this device was used during anaesthesia in patients with damaged tubes in critical circumstances (oropharyngeal bleeding, head and neck surgery). It allowed a fast and atrauma...

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Published in:Annales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation 1998, Vol.17 (10), p.1235
Main Authors: Lambotte, P, Menu, H, Guermouche, T, Boufflers, E, Ferri, J, Krivosic-Horber, R
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anesthesia
Child
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Intraoperative Complications - therapy
Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Male
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Summary:The Cook airway exchange catheter is mainly used in ICU patients to exchange endotracheal tubes. We report three cases where this device was used during anaesthesia in patients with damaged tubes in critical circumstances (oropharyngeal bleeding, head and neck surgery). It allowed a fast and atraumatic exchange of the tubes.
ISSN:0750-7658