Equipment/Software Class
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Reinforced ETT
Armoured ETT
Reinforced tracheal tube
Flexi ETT
Flexible ETT
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Designed to reduce kinking and obstruction of the endotracheal tube in procedures where access to the endotracheal tube during the case may be limited.
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Oct 10, 2012
Some reinforced endotracheal tubes may have no murphy's eye, and case reports describe episodes of obstruction of the tube possibly related to the distal lumen abutting the tracheal or bronchial mucosa.
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Aug 25, 2013
The reinforced ETTs are useful when the head is going to be moved extensively during the surgery since they tend to bend more than the normal tubes and may be less likely to kink. However they can be too mobile in the pharynx and are prone to migrating especially when they are advanced blindly.
Many anaesthetists do not believe that reinforced ETTs are required for patients in the prone position if there is not going to be much movement of the patient's head during the procedure.
Many anaesthetists do not believe that reinforced ETTs are required for patients in the prone position if there is not going to be much movement of the patient's head during the procedure.
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