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Difficult Tracheal Intubation [PDF]
Summary This is a retrospective study of patients whose tracheas were impossible to intubate on a previous occasion. There is a correlation between the degree of difficulty and the anatomy of the oropharynx in the same patient. The study was initially on obstetric patients but was extended to nonobstetric surgical patients in order to
G L, Samsoon, J R, Young
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Awake tracheal intubation using Pentax airway scope in 30 patients: A Case series
Background and Aims: Pentax airway scope (AWS) has been successfully used for managing difficult intubations. In this case series, we aimed to evaluate the success rate and time taken to complete intubation, when AWS was used for awake tracheal ...
Payal Kajekar +3 more
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Hoarseness after tracheal intubation [PDF]
Summary The reported incidence of hoarseness following short‐term tracheal intubation varies widely. It has been reported as being permanent in 3%. This suggests that an enormous problem exists considering the numbers of patients intubated daily in the United Kingdom.
M W, Jones +4 more
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Tracheal rupture after tracheal intubation
We report a case of tracheal rupture in an 84-yr-old patient after tracheal intubation. The aetiology and treatment are discussed and the recent literature is reviewed.
I A, Regragui, A M, Fagan, K M, Natrajan
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Background and aims: Ambu Aura-i was compared with Fastrach™ (FT)-laryngeal mask airway (LMA) as a conduit for tracheal intubation. Material and Methods: A hundred consenting patients were randomly allocated into two groups of 50 patients each in a ...
Lakesh Anand +3 more
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Context: A wire-reinforced silicone tube (LMA-Fastrach™ endotracheal tube) is specially designed for tracheal intubation using intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA). However, conventional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tracheal tubes have also been used with
Megha U Sharma +4 more
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Difficult Tracheal Intubation In Obstetrics [PDF]
Summary Difficult intubation has been classified into four grades, according to the view obtainable at laryngoscopy. Frequency analysis suggests that, in obstetrics, the main cause of trouble is grade 3, in which the epiglottis can be seen, but not the cords.
R S, Cormack, J, Lehane
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A pillow of 8 cm height did not improve laryngeal view and alignment of airway axes but increased anesthesiologist discomfort compared to a pillow of 4 cm height during tracheal intubation in adult patients [PDF]
BackgroundNeck flexion by head elevation using an 8 to 10 cm thick pillow and head extension has been suggested to align the laryngeal, pharyngeal and oral axis and facilitate tracheal intubation. Presently, the laryngeal view and discomfort for tracheal
Hyo Ju Hong +4 more
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In the patients with stenotic upper respiratory airways tumor, the tracheal intubation during the surgical resection is sometimes impossible. In these situations, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation appears to be an interesting temporarily alternative to
Adama Sawadogo +3 more
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Comparison between Polyvinyl Chloride and Flexometallic Endotracheal Tube for Blind Tracheal Intubation through I-gel: A Randomised Clinical Study [PDF]
Introduction: I-gel is the most commonly used, second-generation supraglottic airway device, which plays an important role in modern anaesthesia practice as a rescue device in difficult as well as failed intubation situations and resuscitations.
Sumati Kandi +5 more
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