Tracheobronchial ruptures due to cuffed Carlens tubes.

Authors :: Guernelli N
Bragaglia RB
Briccoli A
Mastrorilli M
Vecchi R
Source :: The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 1979 Jul; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 66-7.
Publication Year :: 1979
Abstract: At our institution in the past 22 years, more than 3,000 patients have undergone chest procedures, and 2,700 of them were intubated with a cuffed Carlens endotracheal tube. In this paper we report on 5 patients with tracheobronchial ruptures caused by intubation with these tubes. We believe this hazard should be brought to the attention of physicians.