Misplaced endotracheal tube
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A misplaced or malpositioned endotracheal tube is a relatively common complication that is detected on post intubation-intubation radiographs.
Complications
- if the ETT is too high it can rub against the vocal cords and cause cord trauma
- if the ETT is too low it can selectively intubate the right or left mainstem bronchus (see: endobronchial intubation)
- oesophageal intubation should be suspected with progressive gaseous distention of the stomach while the lung volumes remain low
Differential diagnosis
-<p>A <strong>misplaced </strong>or <strong>malpositioned endotracheal tube</strong> a relatively common complication that is detected on post intubation radiographs.</p><h4>Complications</h4><ul>- +<p>A <strong>misplaced </strong>or <strong>malpositioned endotracheal tube</strong> is a relatively common complication that is detected on post-intubation radiographs.</p><h4>Complications</h4><ul>
-</ul><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><ul><li><p><a title="Double lumen endotracheal tube" href="/articles/double-lumen-endotracheal-tube">double lumen endotracheal tube</a></p></li></ul><p> </p>- +</ul><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><ul><li><p><a href="/articles/double-lumen-endotracheal-tube">double lumen endotracheal tube</a></p></li></ul>
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