The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 54, 578-579, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Placement of an endotracheal tube in the short tracheal stump
DP Pellegrini, SJ Mucci, DS Durzinsky and PK Chaudhuri
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
Placement of an endotracheal tube in the short tracheal stump, such as
after a mediastinal tracheostomy, can be a difficult task. The tube may
easily slide into the right main bronchus or slip out of the trachea
completely. We have described a method for securing such an airway for
ventilation during general anesthesia.