TY - JOUR
AU - Seed, R.F.
AB -  in position must be considerable. In the interests of safety alone and considering the number of junior and inexperienced personnel now required to be able to pass an endotracheal tube, could not the firms concerned be prevailed upon to present a ready for use tube, say 23 cm in length with a take-off for the cuff inflating tube at 14-15 cm? Royal Alexandra Hospital, Marine Drive, Rhyl, Clwyd LL18 3AS PHILLIDAM. FROST Securing the endotracheal tube tube, even if not pushed fully home, and the resulting Dr T.M. Young has described the use of an O-ring groove between the end of the tube and the flange of to provide anchorage for a tape or bandage in securing an endotracheal tube fitted with a plastic the connector allows a tape to be looped round it and ‘Nosworthy’ connector (Anaesthesia, 1976, 31, tied securely. This achieves the same result as Dr. Young’s device, in securing the tube and proximal 1094). part of the connector, while leaving the distal part When using a plastic tube such as the Franklin and catheter mount free to be separated. ‘Clearway’, a satisfactory anchorage can be achieved without the use of additional apparatus, if the 
TI - A reply
JF - Anaesthesia
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb11657.x
DA - 1977-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/a-reply-kpW5Lvp77a
SP - 388
VL - 32
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -