Inattention Blindness to an Airway Foreign Body in a Neonate

Abstract

Introduction/Background: Iatrogenic airway foreign bodies are rare in the NICU setting, but when present, often cause emergent respiratory decompensation and are immediately identified on imaging. We report a case of a relatively clinically silent fractured piece of an endotracheal tube suction catheter lodged in the left main bronchus that went unnoticed on several CXRs. Case Presentation: A former 25+1 week gestational age infant female with active issues including respiratory insufficiency on BiPAP extubated on DOL14 and a large symptomatic PDA undergoing medical closure with neoprofen who presented …