Introduction: One of the most common problems during laryngoscopy involves sympathetic system stimulation and the subsequent hemodynamic changes. It is a key measure to maintain the hemodynamic stability of patients with cardiovascular diseases during induction of anesthesia. This study attempted to compare the hemodynamic effects of laryngeal mask airway and combitube. Methods: This prospec...

hemodynamic changes are major hazards of general anesthesia and are probably generated by direct laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. we designed this prospective randomised study to assess the cardiovascular changes after either laryngeal mask airway (lma), face mask (fm) or endotracheal tube (ett) insertion in the airway management of adult patients anesthetised with nitrous oxide and ha...

Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was a useful, powerful airway management device for routine pediatric airway management, pediatric difficult airway, and in pediatric emergency situations. Over years, various designs, induction and insertion techniques have been described. LMA provides ease of placement and removal as compared with endotracheal intubation, less traumatism for the respiratory tract, ...

There are few conditions in emergency medicine as potentially challenging and high-risk as the difficult or failed airway. The emergency physician must be able to anticipate the difficult or failed airway, recognize associated physiologic deficits, and plan accordingly. Preparation, pretreatment strategies, and selection of alternative airway devices may mitigate the potential morbidity and man...

Background: Potassium permanganate (PP) is a highly corrosive and deadly agent with a reported lethal dose of 10 g in adults. In this report, successful treatment of a patient poisoned with three times the lethal dose of PP is presented, and effective and early approach to such emergency toxicologic condition is discussed. Case Presentation:A 24-year-old woman presented to emergency room of our...

Airway management is one of the most important aspects of pediatric anesthesia because of its inextricable relationship to the most important complication – the development of hypoxemia. This importance is further exemplified by the inherent differences in pediatric airway management when compared with adults. This chapter reviews the basics of pediatric airway management, with an emphasis on t...

Editor’s key points † A prospective observational study of prehospital airway management was conducted in 472 trauma patients. † More than half of patients initially treated by a paramedic team had significant airway compromise on arrival of an advanced care team. † Major complications included failed tracheal intubation, unrecognized oesophageal intubation, and failure to administer oxygen. Ba...

The last decade of the millennium has witnessed the introduction of new extratracheal airway devices for use in fasted patients undergoing ambulatory anaesthesia. A growing awareness of the potential of such devices in the difficult airway has contributed to their increasing use.

INTRODUCTION We report prospectively recorded observational data from consecutive cases in which the attending pre-hospital critical care anaesthesiologist considered performing pre-hospital advanced airway management but decided to withhold such interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anaesthesiologists from eight pre-hospital critical care teams in the Central Denmark Region (a mixed rural and...