Assessment of airway length of Korean adults and children for otolaryngology and ophthalmic surgery using a fiberoptic bronchoscope [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 BackgroundKnowledge regarding normal upper airway anatomy is essential for airway management and is required to prevent malpositioning of endotracheal tubes. We evaluated the length of the upper airway in Korean children and adults who had no abnormality
Hae Jin Pak, Boo Hwi Hong, Won Hyung Lee
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Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2021 Background and Aims: Diagnosing accurate placement of the tip of the endotracheal tube is crucial in pediatric practice. This study was conducted to find out the efficacy of five clinical methods to ascertain the tube position by a resident ...
Sathishkumar Selvaraj +2 more
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Conversion of an oral to nasal intubation in difficult nasal anatomy patients: two case reports
BMC Anesthesiology, 2021 Background Nasal intubation is indispensable for some cases that require intraoral surgical access, and the fiberoptic bronchoscope is the best tool for difficult airways.
Dong Won Kim +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022 Background and objectives: Several anthropometric measurements have been suggested to identify a potentially difficult airway. We studied thyromental height (TMH) as a predictor of difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation.
Smita Prakash +2 more
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Inter‐Rater Reliability in Pre‐Anaesthetic Airway Assessment: A Protocol for a Systematic Review [PDF]
Acta Anaesthesiol ScandABSTRACT Background Pre‐anaesthetic airway assessment relies on subjective clinical judgement, whether performed through direct physical examination, such as Mallampati classification or thyromental distance, or through composite scoring systems that combine several such components, including the Simplified Airway Risk Index, the El‐Ganzouri Risk Index
Christiansen C +10 more
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Design considerations for intratracheal delivery devices to achieve proof-of-concept dry powder biopharmaceutical delivery in mice [PDF]
, 2023 Purpose: Intratracheal delivery and consistent dosing of dry powder vaccines is especially challenging in mice. To address this issue, device design of positive pressure dosators and actuation parameters were assessed for their impacts on powder ...
Dolovich, Myrna +7 more
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Comparison of self-assembled video laryngoscope versus McGrath MAC®: A randomised controlled trial
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022 Background and Aims: Video laryngoscopy highly improves the success rate for endotracheal intubation. However, commercially available video laryngoscopes such as McGrath MAC® can be costly.
Besthadi Sukmono +3 more
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Tracheal intubation with rocuronium using a "modified timing principle" [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013 BackgroundRapid sequence induction (RSI) is indicated in various situations. Succinylcholine has been the muscle relaxant of choice for RSI, and rocuronium has become an alternative medicine for patients who cannot be administered succinylcholine for ...
Min A Kwon, Jaegyok Song, Ju-Ri Kim
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Changes in the first-pass success rate with the GlideScope video laryngoscope and direct laryngoscope: a ten-year observational study in two academic emergency departments [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Objective The aim of this study was to assess the success rate of the GlideScope video laryngoscope (GVL) and direct laryngoscope (DL) over ten years in two academic emergency departments.
Joon Ki Lee +2 more
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, 2023 Objective: to assess evidence available in the literature about the use of sedation and analgesia for intratracheal intubation of newborns. Data sources: by means of an integrative literature review, the authors looked for evidence related to the theme ...
Dotto, Patrícia P. [UNESP] +4 more
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