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| Year : 2021 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 4 | Page : 332-334 |
Tracheal tube kinking amidst prone position during neurosurgical procedures: An attempt to elucidate the mechanism
Nidhi Singh, Rajeev Chauhan, Rashi Sarna, Anjali Mohan
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rajeev Chauhan
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_226_20
The tracheal tube (TT) kink during the intraoperative period is commonly observed and is worrisome once the positioning is done during neurosurgical procedures. The complications related to tube kink are more in the prone position and the mechanism of this with the neck in flexion has not been explained anywhere. We have made an attempt to elucidate the probable mechanism of this TT kink by using SOLIDWORKS 2020 {3D Computer assisted design (CAD) design software} and the precautions that can be taken to prevent perioperative catastrophe by describing a case of a pediatric patient undergoing a neurosurgical procedure while in the prone position.
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