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. 1987 Mar-Apr;34(2):61–62.

Inability to Extubate Because of Kirshner Wire Transfixation of the Endotracheal Tube

Haruhisa Fukayama, Masakazu Nishibori, Hiromichi Ito, Yasuya Kubota
PMCID: PMC2148573  PMID: 3474912

Abstract

A Kirshner wire penetrated and transfixed the endotracheal tube placed to maintain a patient for open reduction of a malar bone fracture. To avoid such incidents, a radiographic check should be made soon after wire placement, and tracheotomy equipment should be available in the oral surgery suite.

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