Misplaced tracheal tube

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

For evaluation of tube position

Patient Data

Age: 10 days
Gender: Male
x-ray

Low lying tracheal tube with its tip at the level of the carina. No collapse or consolidation is seen. Esophageal temperature probe is seen in situ.

Case Discussion

The endotracheal tube was immediately repositioned subsequently.

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