Controlling tip of nasotracheal tube under video laryngoscopy

Tube design for nasotracheal intubation.

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Double-lumen tube intubation using video laryngoscopy causes a milder cardiovascular response compared to classic direct laryngoscopy

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a clinically relevant difference between the circulatory responses to double-lumen tube intubation (DLTI) with the GlideScope video laryngoscope versus the Macintosh direct laryngoscope. METHODS Eighty adult patients requiring double-lumen tubes for thoracic surgery were randomly and equally allocated to either a Macintosh direct laryngoscope group (DL ...

A technique of pulmonary ventilation with a nasotracheal tube.

A modified naso-endotracheal tube is described which facilitates prolonged intermittent positive pressure ventilation of the lungs in infants and children. A crosspiece allows connection widi the inspiratory and expiratory tubes of a drcle-type mechanical ventilator. The technique of intubation and of securing ths nasal tube to the patient is described in detaiL The tube has been used in 126 pa...

Yet another cause for difficult extubation of nasotracheal tube

Estimation of optimal nasotracheal tube depth in adult patients

Background The aim of this study was to estimate the optimal depth of nasotracheal tube placement. Methods We enrolled 110 patients scheduled to undergo oral and maxillofacial surgery, requiring nasotracheal intubation. After intubation, the depth of tube insertion was measured. The neck circumference and distances from nares to tragus, tragus to angle of the mandible, and angle of the mandib...