Fiberoptic Endotracheal Intubation After Topicalization with In-Circuit Nebulized Lidocaine in a Child with a Difficult Airway

Fiberoptic endotracheal intubation after topicalization with in-circuit nebulized lidocaine in a child with a difficult airway.

UNLABELLED This case report describes the successful fiberoptic intubation of an uncooperative child with a difficult airway due to gross burn scarring in the facial and neck region by administering 4% end-tidal sevoflurane and simultaneously delivering 4% nebulized lidocaine via a small-volume nebulizer that was connected to the inspiratory limb of the circle system via a T-piece adapter. This...

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Endotracheal Intubation with Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope (FFB) in Cases of Difficult Airway

Endotracheal intubation is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted into the trachea to warrant and maintain adequate ventilation with good respiratory gas exchange in patients who undergo anesthesia for surgery or require invasive mechanical ventilation.Since 1967 the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope was considered as an advanced device to intubate patients with difficult airway having surgery,“...

Using a nasopharyngeal airway during fiberoptic intubation in small children with a difficult airway.

BACKGROUND Induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation in small children with a difficult airway is a challenging task. We report the experience with a procedure based on sevoflurane inhalation via a nasopharyngeal airway inserted early during induction before airway obstruction occurs. A pediatric fiberscope is used to perform a nasotracheal intubation via the opposite nostril. METHODS A...

Comparison of bougie-assisted intubation with traditional endotracheal intubation in a simulated difficult airway.

OBJECTIVE To compare the success and ease of bougie-assisted intubation (BAI) with those of traditional endotracheal intubation (ETI) in a simulated difficult airway (20.4 seconds for BAI vs. 16.7 seconds for ETI, p = 0.102). METHODS This was a prospective, randomized, crossover, single-blind study comparing BAI with ETI in a simulated difficult airway. The 35 participants included paramedics...