Although rare, aspiration of an endotracheal tube has been reported in dogs, cats
and horses (
Nutt et al., 2014
;
Potter et al., 2015
). In dogs and cats, this is most commonly caused by the animal biting and severing
the tube during an unexpectedly rapid anesthetic recovery. Aspiration of an endotracheal
tube into the trachea may cause respiratory obstruction and cardiac arrest.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: September 23, 2020
Accepted:
September 11,
2020
Received:
June 12,
2020
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