Abstract
We report a 58-years old patient, who underwent surgery for a fracture to the neck of the femur. Tracheal intubation was performed with the aid of a stylet; however, 15 minutes later, it was brought to the notice of the attending anesthesiologist that a broken piece of stylet had been left inside the lumen of the endotracheal tube. Prior to this, there was no evidence of a foreign body in the endotracheal tube or tracheobronchial tree. The broken piece of stylet was successfully retrieved with the help of a Kocher’s forceps.
Publication Date
4-17-2010
First Page
126
Last Page
128
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Recommended Citation
Sharma, Pradeep K.; Khan, Rashid M.; and Kaul, Naresh
(2010)
"An Unnoticed Broken Sheathed Metallic Stylet in an Endotracheal Tube : A case report,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 10: 126-128.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1171
