The use of the Sanuki airway™ in three patients with suspected difficult airway
The Sanuki airway is a single-use intubation oral airway designed for fiberoptic bronchoscope intubation. Sanuki airway has a bite block function and a wide lumen for the tracheal tube to pass through.
Keisuke Kuwana+6 more
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Comparison of efficacy and safety of ultrasonography and fiber optic bronchoscope guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: A prospective observational study running title: Efficacy and safety of USG and FOB guided tracheostomy [PDF]
Introduction: We aimed to compare the procedural time, efficacy, and incidence of complications of ultrasonography and fiberoptic bronchoscope-guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT).
Abu Nadeem+4 more
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Background: Unhealthy teeth can seriously affect general health and increase the risk of death in elderly people. There has been no confirmation of which device is most effective for elderly patients with teeth loss.
Xiaoyan Ge+5 more
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Endotracheal intubation using i-gel® and lightwand in a patient with difficult airway: a case report [PDF]
This case report involves tracheal intubation using i-gel® in combination with a lightwand in a patient with a difficult airway, classified as Cormack-Lehane grade 3. I-gel® was used during anesthesia induction to properly maintain ventilation.
Chun Gil Choi+6 more
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The article presents the analysis of the existing literature on the use of fiberoptic facilities during challenging tracheal intubation. Awake fiberoptic intubation is the «gold standard» for difficult intubation cases in selective surgery.
A. V. Mironov, V. Kh. Timerbaev
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In vivo endoscopic autofluorescence microspectro-imaging of bronchi and alveoli [PDF]
Fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy (FCFM) is a new technique that can be used during a bronchoscopy to analyze the nature of the human bronchial and alveolar mucosa fluorescence microstructure. An endoscopic fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy
Bourg-Heckly, G.+3 more
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Anesteziološki postupak kod bolesnika s kompresijom središnjega dišnog puta zbog mase u stražnjem medijastinumu [PDF]
Patients with mediastinal masses present unique challenge to anesthesiologists. Patients with anterior mediastinal masses have well documented cases of respiratory or cardiovascular collapse during anesthesia and in postoperative period.
Barbara Petani+3 more
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Einfluss der Art der Materialgewinnung auf die Diagnosefindung in der Lungenpathologie [PDF]
Das Ziel der Arbeit ist die Darstellung der Möglichkeiten der Kryobiopsien für die Diagnostik von Lungenerkrankungen und Pleuraerkrankungen. Es wurde zunächst gezeigt, dass die transbronchialen Kryobiopsien einen deutlichen morphologischen Unterschied ...
Griff, Sergej
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One lung ventilation in a patient with an upper and lower airway abnormality
One-lung ventilation for a thoracotomy procedure was achieved with the help of a endobronchial blocker in a young girl with limited mouth opening, minimal neck extension, and a distorted tracheo-bronchial anatomy.
Sangita R Kaza+3 more
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Iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy: risk factors, prophylactic measures and management. [PDF]
Significant iatrogenic bleeding during flexible bronchoscopy is fortunately rare and usually self-limiting. Life-threatening bleeding, however, can occur, especially after conventional or cryoprobe-assisted transbronchial biopsy.
Breuer+27 more
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