Tu1992 COMPARISON OF ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION VS. NON-INTUBATION DURING PEDIATRIC ENDOSCOPIC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL

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...

comparison of endotracheal intubation with nerve block and intravenous injection

Introduction: As endotracheal intubation is the first action which must be done for serious and very ill patients , so any procrastination leads to dangerous consequences including aspiration and finally death. Routine method for endotracheal intubation is injection of intravascular diazepam- Pethidine and sometimes muscle relaxants , but these drugs in Patients with GCS under 7 cause more decr...

Unexpected Pulmonary Events during Endotracheal Intubation in a Pediatric Patient

Awareness during endotracheal intubation: A comparison of ketamine and thiopentone.

As a result of a report suggesting an unacceptably high incidence (2%) of awareness during endotracheal intubation, two groups of patients were anaesthetized in a standard manner using a rapid induction technique. In one group of 38 patients anaesthesia was induced with thiopentone 3 mg/kg and in the other group of 39 patients anaesthesia was induced with ketamine 2 mg/kg. Suxamethonium 1 mg/kg...

Common Complications of Endotracheal Intubation in Newborns

Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of complications of endotracheal intubation (ETI) in neonates. Methods The newborns that were admitted and needed urgent or semi-urgent intubation were enrolled in this study over a 1 year period. Route for intubation in all cases were orotracheal. Cases were not routinely sedated or paralyzed. The patients were clinically and rad...