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Improved Pharyngeal Contraction and Oral Intake Status After Modified Central‐Part Laryngectomy for Late‐Stage ALS

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To investigate the effects of modified central‐part laryngectomy with pharyngeal space reduction (CPL‐PR) on patients with weak deglutitive pharyngeal contraction, as seen in late‐stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Study Design Retrospective case series. Setting Single‐institution academic center.
Rumi Ueha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Office-based narrow band imaging-guided flexible laryngoscopy tissue sampling: A cost-effectiveness analysis evaluating its impact on Taiwanese health insurance program

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Narrow band imaging (NBI)-guided flexible laryngoscopy tissue sampling for laryngopharyngeal lesions is a novel technique. Patients underwent the procedure in an office-based setting without being sedated, which is different from the conventional ...
Tuan-Jen Fang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre‐operative voice evaluation as a hypothetical predictor of difficult laryngoscopy

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2019
We examined the potential for voice sounds to predict a difficult airway as compared with prediction by the modified Mallampati test. A total of 453 patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation were studied ...
C. C. Carvalho   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of popular predictors for difficult laryngoscopy using hybrid intelligent detection methods

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Difficult laryngoscopy is associated with airway injury, and asphyxia. There are no guidelines or gold standards for detecting difficult laryngoscopy. There are many opinions on which predictors to use to detect difficult laryngoscopy exposure, and no ...
Xiaoxiao Liu   +9 more
doaj  

Difficult laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population: An assessment of anatomical and clinical risk factors

open access: yesIndian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of forces acting on maxillary incisors during tracheal intubation with different laryngoscopy techniques: a blinded manikin study

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2019
Dental trauma is a common complication of tracheal intubation. As existing evidence is insufficient to validly assess the impact of different laryngoscopy techniques on the incidence of dental trauma, the force exerted onto dental structures during ...
M. Schieren   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Value of high‐definition laryngoscopy in the diagnosis of pyriform sinus fistula

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Efficient methods are available to diagnose pyriform sinus fistula (PSF). This study aimed to assess the value of high‐definition laryngoscopy (HDL) in the diagnosis of PSF. Methods From January 2017 to December 2019, patients with PSF were enrolled into this study. HDL was performed without general anesthesia.
Pei‐Jun Zhang, Xiu‐Fen Tian
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Trainees Managing a Difficult Airway: Comparison of Laryngeal Mask Airway, Direct, and Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy

open access: yesOTO Open, 2017
Objective Difficult airway management is a key skill required by all pediatric physicians, yet training on multiple modalities is lacking. The objective of this study was to compare the rate of, and time to, successful advanced infant airway placement ...
Art Ambrosio MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Videolaryngoscopy vs. Macintosh laryngoscopy for double‐lumen tube intubation in thoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 2018
Double‐lumen intubation is more difficult than single‐lumen tracheal intubation. Videolaryngoscopes have many advantages in airway management. However, the advantages of videolaryngoscopy for intubation with a double‐lumen tube remain controversial ...
T. Liu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and validity of type II sulcus vocalis in excised canine larynx

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives This study aims to develop a sulcus vocalis model in the excised canine larynx and to investigate the validity of the model. Methods Type II sulcus vocalis was created by continuous intradermal suture in six excised canine larynges.
Ting Gong   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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