CHEST Select - Critical Care Self-Study Resources-Foreign Body Removal for the Intubated Patient: Rat-Tooth Forceps + Spiral Wire Basket

Foreign Body Removal for the Intubated Patient: Rat-Tooth Forceps + Spiral Wire Basket

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Video Summary

In this video, a bronchoscopy is being performed on a patient who was intubated to remove a peanut lodged in their bronchus intermedius. The peanut cannot be retrieved using cryo-extraction or forceps and a spiral wire basket is being used as a retrieval tool. The procedure requires careful communication between the doctor and the assistant to ensure success. The peanut is successfully removed without complications. There is also a large raisin obstructing the distal left mainstem, which is also removed using forceps. The patient is then extubated and the airway is inspected for any remaining foreign bodies.

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Asset Type Video

Curriculum Category Pulmonary Disease in Critical Care

Keywords

bronchoscopy

intubation

peanut removal

spiral wire basket

raisin removal