Author/Authors :
SHARMA, ANIL All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanesthesiology, India , JAIN, VIRENDRA All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanesthesiology, India , MITRA, JAYANTA K All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanesthesiology, India , PRABHAKAR, HEMANSHU All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanesthesiology, India
Abstract :
In anesthesia practice, stylet is used as an aid in difficult tracheal (ET) intubation. Disposable plastic covered or plastic bougies are recommended but in developing countries, the metal stylets are still inuse. Shearing of part of stylet has been reported in past but all incidents were detected immediately1,2,3. We report a case of tracheal tube blockade due to a broken stylet tip which initially went unnoticed.
