Letter: New endotracheal intubation trainer.

A new blade for blind endotracheal intubation.

In patients with various anatomical features, difficulty in performing endotracheal intubation occurs approximately once in 65 direct laryngoscopies (White and Kander, 1975). The anatomical abnormalities include a short muscular neck with a full set of teeth; a receding lower jaw with an obtuse mandibular angle, protruding upper incisors from relative overgrowth of the premaxilla, a long, high,...

A new blade for endotracheal intubation.

Sir,—Recently, difficulty was encountered during anaesthesia for a 75-year-old man who presented with hoarseness but no history of dyspnoea. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed a small tumour on the left vocal cord but the laryngeal aperture was adequate. Subsequently, the patient was anaesthetized for the purpose of direct laryngoscopy and biopsy. Premedication comprised atropine 0.6 mg and prometh...

Prolonged (therapeutic) endotracheal intubation.

In recent years there has been an increased use of therapeutic intubation. It is especially useful in conscious patients postoperatively for periods of a day or so when the need for respiratory assistance is short-lived. It can be utilized for many days but the likelihood of laryngeal damage is probably increased, although in the individual case the shortness of the period of intubation is no g...

Awareness during endotracheal intubation.

Sir,—The paper by Dunnett (1977) and the subsequent letter from Cormack (1977) deal with the problem of avoiding awareness during endotracheal intubation. May I draw attention to a special situation in which the likelihood of such awareness appears to be increased. This happens when the intranasal cavity is prepared for surgery with cocaine solution or cocaine paste immediately before induction...

Letter: New forceps for videolaryngoscopic intubation