Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Roopa Karanam
Raheja hospital, Intensive care unit, Mahim, Mumbai,
India
Short Communication
New Method of Endotracheal Tube Fixation in Long Term Care Settings-Raheja Hospital Method
Author(s): Sanjith Saseedharan, Roopa Karanam, Suyash Kulkarni and Roonam ChaddhaSanjith Saseedharan, Roopa Karanam, Suyash Kulkarni and Roonam Chaddha
Endotracheal intubation is a common practice in critical care areas like the intensive care unit. Fixation becomes most important when the duration for which tube is inserted is for a long period of time as in the intensive care unit. Optimal Stabilization of the endotracheal tube is the most important step after the endotracheal tube has passed beyond the vocal chords and the cuff is inflated. We describe a new method of endotracheal tube called tripod fixation which seems to be close to ideal method of endotracheal tube stabilization... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000456