Broken Airway Exchange Catheter- A Rare and Serious Complication

ABSTRACT

An airway exchange catheter is also called a guiding catheter, stylet catheter and tube changer or exchanger. It is used for exchanging an endotracheal tube in a patient who was difficult to intubate. It decreases the risk of airway difficulties in patients with an uncompromised laryngeal view during direct laryngoscopy. We present a case report in which an endotracheal tube exchange was planned in a 21 years old female patient with post burn neck contractures, but failed.