Nasotracheal intubation should be performed in patients with jaw fractures because maxillomandibular fixation is required. However, when there are concomitant fractures of the nose and facial bones, an intubation tube positioned at the nose makes it difficult to perform an intricate surgery. In order to overcome these problems, a variety of ways to change the position of the tube have been intr...

Purpose: To present a case where the Aintree intubation catheter was used in conjunction with the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) and a fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) in a patient with an unexpected difficult airway. Clinical Features: A 38 year old 90 kg man scheduled for nasal endoscopy with ethmoidectomy under general anesthesia was found to be unexpectedly difficult to intubate using a both a MA...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to determine an effective bolus dose of fentanyl, which would attenuate the cardiovascular response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomised double blind controlled study was carried out on 50 healthy adult patients (ASA I and II) undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia. The patients were randomly allocated i...

The purpose of our study was to compare blind versus lightwand guided technique intubation through the ILMA with respect success intubation, time taken for successful and incidence pharyngolaryngeal morbidity. A written informed consent participation in obtained from patients selected. Patients were kept nil per oral as standard protocol. randomly allocated one two equal sized groups (n=30 each...

BACKGROUND This prospective, randomized, single blind, single operator study was conducted to compare hemodynamic responses when endotracheal intubation was performed using the Bonfils intubation fibrescope versus the C-MAC videolaryngoscope. METHOD Forty-four ASA I patients aged between 18 and 60 years, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation were recruited. They wer...

Introduction. Secure airway for proper ventilation during anesthesia is one important component of a successful surgery. Endotracheal intubation is one of the most important methods in this context. Intubation method and used medication are considerably important in attenuating complications. This research aimed to investigate the impact of two different doses of dexmedetomidine in mitigating c...

Background: During the administration of general anaesthesia, laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation must be performed. Just before intubation, succinyl choline is given. Intraocular pressure, heart rate, blood pressure may all rise as a result this. Many medications have been tried utilised to mitigate this stress reaction. Dexmedetomidine sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic since it an alpha2 a...

Passing a retrograde catheter/wire into the pharynx through a cricothyroid puncture can facilitate tracheal intubation in difficult situations where either a flexible fibre-optic bronchoscope or an expert user of such a device is not available. Some mouth opening is essential for the oral and/or nasal retrieval of the catheter/wire from the pharynx. Two patients with temporo-mandibular joint (T...

Nasotracheal intubation is the preferred route of airway management for oral and maxillofacial surgeries.[1] Nasal pressure ulcers are a frequently overlooked complication of this technique, especially in cases where intubation is required for a prolonged period. The necrosis can lead to cosmetic and functional disability that may require prolonged medical care and even surgical correction. It ...