VOLUME 20 , ISSUE 5 ( 2016 ) > List of Articles
Wan Fadzlina Wan Muhd Shukeri, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan, Chandran Nadarajan
Keywords : Endobronchial intubation, left main bronchus intubation, right main bronchus intubation
Citation Information : Shukeri WF, Hassan WM, Nadarajan C. A rare complication of tracheal intubation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20 (5):299-301.
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.182209
License: CC BY-ND 3.0
Published Online: 01-05-2016
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).
Accidental endobronchial intubation is a frequent complication in critically ill patients requiring tracheal intubation (TI). If such complication occurs, it is more often the right main bronchus that is intubated due to anatomical reasons. Left main bronchus (LMB) intubation is rare. Here, we report a case with auscultatory, bronchoscopic, and radiographic evidence of accidental LMB intubation in a pregnant woman with dengue shock syndrome. We highlight this case to increase awareness about this possible-but-rare complication of TI.
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