Difficult extubation due to a kinked pilot tube

Table 1. Characteristics of some of the tubes available at this hospital take-off point for the pilot tube than red rubber Magill, or oral-use only, plastic tubes (Table I) . This incident would not have occurred if the take-off point of the pilot tube had been lower down. We suggest that manufacturers should consider replacing the take-off point to the previous lower position. This would also overcome the difficulty which occurs when a tracheal tube is cut to an appropriate Manufacturer.s take-oB of length for a short-necked patient, if the take-off point is Distance to