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Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Difficult Intubation in the Intensive Care Unit
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2013 Audrey De Jong +17 more
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JA Clinical Reports, 2022 Background Reconstructive head and neck surgery can alter upper airway anatomy. We report a difficult intubation in a patient with a history of hemiglossectomy and reconstruction.
Fumiko Yokogawa +3 more
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Difficult Intubation Provokes Bacteremia [PDF]
Surgical Infections, 2008 To evaluate the prevalence of bacteremia after mask ventilation, laryngoscopy, and endotracheal intubation before induction of general anesthesia and to discover any correlation between traumatic manipulations and bacteremia. The specific bacteria responsible, knowledge of which may guide the prophylactic use of antibiotics, also were investigated ...
Konstantinou, Evangelos +6 more
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Difficult Tracheal Intubation [PDF]
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 1987 Summary This is a retrospective study of patients whose tracheas were impossible to intubate on a previous occasion. There is a correlation between the degree of difficulty and the anatomy of the oropharynx in the same patient. The study was initially on obstetric patients but was extended to nonobstetric surgical patients in order to
G L, Samsoon, J R, Young
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 Background and Aim: Differences in patient characteristics due to race or ethnicity may influence the incidence of difficult airway. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, as well as the anatomical features ...
Smita Prakash +5 more
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A descriptive survey of tracheal extubation practices among Indian anaesthesiologists
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021 Background and Aims: This study assesses the extubation practices of anaesthesiologists and whether these practices differ from existing guidelines. Methods: The literature related to tracheal extubation was searched and a validated questionnaire was ...
Sakshi Thakore +2 more
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Orotracheal intubation in infants performed with a stylet versus without a stylet [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Neonatal endotracheal intubation is a common and potentially life-saving intervention. It is a mandatory skill for neonatal trainees, but one that is difficult to master and maintain.
Davis, Peter G. +7 more
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011 The incidence of difficulty in tracheal intubation has been reported to range from 0.5 to 18% in patients undergoing surgery. We aimed to elucidate the role of upper lip bite test (ULBT) with other prevailing tests, hyomental/thyrosternal distances (HMD ...
Zahid Hussain Khan +5 more
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Airway Management in Neuroanesthesia
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2023 Neurosurgical patients have specific airway management. Various conditions and diagnoses make intubation difficult and may also cause neurological damage.
Tamara Murselović, Alka Makovšek
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BMI as a Predictor for Potential Difficult Tracheal Intubation in Males [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Difficult tracheal intubation is a common source of mortality and morbidity insurgical and critical care settings. The incidence reported of difficult tracheal intubation is 0.1 to 13%and reaches 14% in the obese population.
Alberto A Uribe +6 more
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