Peripartum general anaesthesia without tracheal intubation

Tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agents

Thoracoscopic tracheal reconstruction without surgical field intubation

A cross-filed endotracheal intubation is usually applied to maintain single lung ventilation during both open and thoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction. Herein, we report a case of thoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction with interrupted ventilation via transoral endotracheal intubation in a patient with thoracic tracheal adenocarcinoma. Tracheal anastomosis was accomp...

Survival of trauma patients who have prehospital tracheal intubation without anaesthesia or muscle relaxants: observational study.

In the United Kingdom, it is current practice for paramedics to perform tracheal intubation on trauma patients when the airway is compromised and basic airway manoeuvres have failed. Paramedics in Britain never use anaesthetic drugs or muscle relaxants to achieve intubation. Anecdotal experience shows that patients who can be intubated without the use of drugs have a poor prognosis. We investig...

Isoflurane waste gas exposure during general anaesthesia: the laryngeal mask compared with tracheal intubation.

We have compared exposure to isoflurane while using the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) during anaesthesia under positive pressure ventilation with exposure while using tracheal intubation. Trace concentrations of isoflurane were measured directly using a highly sensitive photoacoustic infrared spectrometer (Bruel and Kjaer 1302, Denmark) during general anaesthesia in 20 eye surgery procedures. Mea...

Randomized, controlled trial of the double setup tracheal tube during fibreoptic orotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia.

BACKGROUND Impingement of the tracheal tube (ETT) on upper airway structures during railroading over the fibreoptic bronchoscope (FOB) occurs commonly. Potential complications of impingement include prolonged intubation time, leading to arterial desaturation, failed intubation and laryngeal trauma. The objective of this randomized, controlled trial was to assess the effect of the double setup E...