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[Unintended events in anesthesia due to reuse of disposable equipment]
1Anaestesiologisk-intensivafdeling, Odense Universitetshospital.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|December 10, 1998
Abstract:
Two cases concerning reuse of plastic-coated introducers (intended for single-use only) for intubation of children are described. If breaks in the coating occur, the airway can be compromised and removal of the broken piece of the plastic-coating can the treacherous. In this paper, the probable causes of the incidents are discussed and suggestions for avoiding breakage are outlined.