To describe the mechanical characteristics of the respiratory system in intubated neonates with respiratory disease, we measured impedance and resistance in six paralyzed intubated infants with respiratory distress syndrome, three of whom also had pulmonary interstitial emphysema. We subtracted the effects of the endotracheal tube after showing that such subtraction was valid. Oscillatory flow ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We report a case of pneumothorax caused by a bronchial perforation during a reintubation using an airway exchange catheter (AEC) in a patient with a head and neck cancer. CASE REPORT A 53 year old man with oropharynx carcinoma was admitted to ICU for severe pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient was recognized as a difficult-to-i...

Mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube is frequently used in the ICU setting (including paediatric ICUs, or PICUs). Although complications seldom occur, they can be life-threatening. We report on the case of a 10-year-old boy who developed pneumomediastinum and extensive subcutaneous emphysema due to severe tube obstruction caused by kinking of the endotracheal tube. The kinking proba...