Failed endotracheal tube cuff deflation due to unusual kinking of inflation tube

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Bhavna Sriramka (Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, IMS and SUM Hospital) ;
Archana Natarajan (Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, IMS and SUM Hospital) ;
Komal Sharma (Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, IMS and SUM Hospital) ;
Sara Zubair (Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, IMS and SUM Hospital)

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