OBJECTIVE To compare performance of flow-adapted compensation of endotracheal tube resistance (automatic tube compensation, ATC) between the original ATC system and ATC systems incorporated in commercially available ventilators. DESIGN Bench study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS The original ATC system, Dräger Evita 2 prototype, Dräger Evita 4, Puritan-Bennett 840. INT...

BACKGROUND Cervical hematomas can lead to airway compromise, a life threatening condition, regardless of the cause. The following case is the first presentation of cervical hematoma as a complication of endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysm. CASE REPORT A 49 year-old woman was scheduled for stent placement under general anesthesia for middle cerebral artery aneurysm. Few d...

Tracheal rupture is a rare complication of endotracheal intubation. We present a case of tracheal rupture that was diagnosed intraoperatively after the use of an NIM EMG endotracheal tube. A 66-year-old female with a recurrent multinodular goiter was scheduled for total thyroidectomy. Induction of anesthesia was uncomplicated. Intubation was atraumatic using a 6 mm NIM EMG endotracheal tube (ET...

A case of successful endotracheal intubation using an image intensifier in a 9-year-old boy with tracheal stenosis was reported. After the induction of anesthesia, the trachea was observed by use of mobile surgical X-ray apparatus under artificial ventilation using a face mask. Because the tracheal wall of the stenotic part was smooth and seemed soft, we selected a plain 5.5 mm diameter endotra...