Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023 Background and Aims: Endotracheal intubation (ET) in infants is considered a challenging task over the decades. Infants have short safe apnoea time, and this difficulty has been vanquished to some extent by using the videolaryngoscopes (VLs), but there ...
Samriti Manhas +4 more
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Usefulness of C-curved stylet for intubation with the C-MAC Miller videolaryngoscope in neonates and infants: a prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Optimizing endotracheal tube (ETT) shape is important for successful videolaryngoscope-aided intubation. This prospective randomized controlled study aimed to compare the tube-handling time between a C-curved and hockey stick-shaped stylet in ...
Jung-Bin Park +8 more
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Sterilisation of laryngoscopes [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 2000 M. D. Sacks, C. Carney
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A novel technique of handling the blade for videolaryngoscopy intubation in patients with a semi-rigid neck collar: a prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Semi-rigid neck collars to protect the cervical spine can limit the extent of neck movement and mouth opening; this may further complicate orotracheal intubation.
Myoung Hwa Kim +4 more
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Subjective Fatigue in Children With Unaided and Aided Unilateral Hearing Loss
The Laryngoscope, Volume 133, Issue 1, Page 189-198, January 2023., 2023 Objectives Fatigue is frequently observed in children with chronic diseases and can affect the quality of life (QoL). However, research in children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is scarce. Subsequently, no studies investigated the effects of hearing aids on fatigue in children.
Kim H. E. Bakkum +4 more
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Timing in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
The Laryngoscope, Volume 133, Issue 1, Page 109-115, January 2023., 2023 Objective To examine outcomes and complications in patients receiving a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube on the same day of head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery versus later in hospitalization. Methods The 2003–2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample was queried for patients undergoing ablative HNC procedures who had a PEG tube placed.
Corina Din‐Lovinescu +4 more
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The levering laryngoscope [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 1993 SummaryThis is a report of a modification of the standard Macintosh laryngoscope blade to facilitate tracheal tube placement in cases of difficult visualisation of the larynx. The modification offers the unique advantage of a hinged blade tip, controlled by a lever on the handle of the larygoscope which allows elevation of the epiglottis while ...
E. P. McCOY, Rajinder K. Mirakhur
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Long‐Term COVID‐19 Smell and Taste Disorders Differ Significantly from Other Post‐Infectious Cases
The Laryngoscope, Volume 133, Issue 1, Page 169-174, January 2023., 2023 Introduction COVID‐19 is causing a wide range of clinical manifestations. Severe complications and long‐lasting sequelae have been identified. Thus, olfactory disorders are reported in up to 86% of cases in mild and moderate COVID‐19 infections. We present the first study comparing simple and complex post‐COVID‐19 cases with matched non‐COVID‐19 post ...
Dovile Stankevice +3 more
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BioMed Research International, 2020 Introduction. Airway management plays an essential role in anaesthesia practice, during both elective and urgent surgery procedures and emergency medicine.
K. Ruetzler +9 more
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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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