Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: The screening tests used for pre-operative evaluation of airway to predict difficult laryngoscopy and intubation have variable diagnostic accuracy. The unanticipated poor laryngeal view is gold standard for defining difficult intubation.
Gajal Lakhe +2 more
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Predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy and Intubation With Laryngoscopic Exam Test: A New Method. [PDF]
, 2017 Airway assessment is fundamental skill for anesthesiologists and failure to maintain a patient's airway is the tremendous cause of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality.
Abedinzadeh, Mohammadreza. +3 more
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A comparison of the force applied on oral structures during intubation attempts between the Pentax-AWS airwayscope and the Macintosh laryngoscope: a high-fidelity simulator-based study [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: We sought to determine whether the use of Pentax-AWS Airwayscope (AWS) applied less force on oral structures during intubation attempts than a conventional direct laryngoscope (DL). Design: Prospective cross-over study.
Goto, Tadahiro +4 more
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Implications of Age-Related Changes in Anatomy for Geriatric-Focused Difficult Airways
International Journal of Gerontology, 2017 The structure and function surrounding the airway change by the age, which may ultimately result in having anatomic features of difficult airways in the elderly.
Shih-Yi Lee +5 more
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Predicting difficult airways in the practice of an anesthesiologist and emergency physician
Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2020 Difficult airways are the cause of dangerous, sometimes life-threatening complications in the practice of anesthesiology and intensive medicine. Careful detection of predictors is the key to early recognition of this situation.The article describes ...
K. V. Dubrovin +4 more
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Changes in practice in managing difficult intubation following the introduction of new airway devices [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction Difficult or failed tracheal intubation is a leading cause of anesthesia-related mortality and morbidity, ranging from soft tissue airway trauma to severe hypoxemia [1-3].
GUARNERO, V.
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A “Principled Resolution”: The Fulcrum for Bioethics Mediation [PDF]
, 1994 The concept of a principled resolution is the foundation for bioethics mediation. Dubler presents the core bioethical principles that support the creation of principled resolutions as fulcrums for resolving disagreements in the healthcare setting ...
Dubler, Nancy Neveloff
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BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022 Background Airway management is a key skill in any helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). Intubation is successful less often than in the hospital, and alternative forms of airway management are more often needed.
Urs Pietsch +7 more
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COVID-19 Infection: Implications for Perioperative and Critical Care Physicians. [PDF]
, 2020 Healthcare systems worldwide are responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious syndrome caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Patients with COVID-19 can progress from asymptomatic or
Greenland, John R +3 more
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Bonfils Retromolar Intubation Fibrescope for Difficult Intubation
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2008 The Bonfils retromolar fibrescope is a rigid fibrescope with an angled end. A 35-years- male with restricted mouth opening was scheduled to undergo reconstruction of fractured zygoma.
Kirti N Saxena +2 more
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