Ventilating through Mobile and Migrated Montgomery T-Tube: an Enigma
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Abstract
Montgomery T-tube used to maintain a patent airway in post tracheostomised patients can act like a double edged sword. We report a case where a T-tube migrated into distal airway leading a precarious situation.
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| Issue | Vol 7 No 3 (2021): Summer |
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| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v7i3.6910 | |
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| Ventilation Montgomery T-tube Tracheostomy | ||
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Mitragotri M, Joshi V, Ahmed F, Kemmannu V. Ventilating through Mobile and Migrated Montgomery T-Tube: an Enigma. Arch Anesth & Crit Care. 2021;7(3):187-188.
