Objectives: The recent introduction of a disposable laryngeal mask airway has provided paramedics with an alternative to endotracheal intubation. Time taken to secure the airway with each device was compared in patients undergoing elective surgery. Methods: Patients undergoing general anaesthesia were studied. Paramedics trained in laryngeal mask use and endotracheal intubation participated in ...

OBJECTIVES The recent introduction of a disposable laryngeal mask airway has provided paramedics with an alternative to endotracheal intubation. Time taken to secure the airway with each device was compared in patients undergoing elective surgery. METHODS Patients undergoing general anaesthesia were studied. Paramedics trained in laryngeal mask use and endotracheal intubation participated in ...

500 March 2013 I this issue of Anesthesiology, sathyamoorthy et al.1 describe three cases of postextubation airway swelling in young infants. The cases are noteworthy because the endotracheal tube used in all three infants was a recently developed cuffed endotracheal tube called the Microcuff® (Kimberly-Clark, Roswell, gA), which has been specifically designed for use in pediatric anesthesia. i...

RAPID and accurate diagnosis of the misplacement of an endotracheal tube in the esophagus remains one of the most important problems in anesthesia and intensive care. Clinical signs observed through auscultation, inspection of thoracic excursions, refilling of the breathing bag, or water vapor condensing at the endotracheal tube may be misleading in as many as 30% of patients. ' Although end-ti...

conclusions this report presents a new method for lung isolation in specific cases and in the absence of certain equipment. case presentation a 41-year-old woman with a history of pharyngo-laryngo-oesophagectomy (plo) and tracheostomy was a candidate for thoracic duct ligation because of chylothorax. since the patient had tracheostmy stomal stenosis, two cuffed tracheal tubes (internal diameter...

Methods This study was conducted on 100 patients who were admitted to Critical Care Medicine Department in Alexandria Main University Hospital with an indication of endotracheal tube placement. All patients were examined by ultrasonography “linear probe” after endotracheal tube insertion. Results were compared with capnometric readings (end tidal CO2). After confirmation of endotracheal tube po...

The subject of this case report is a 2-year-old girl who was admitted to the operating room for treatment of recurrent parapneumonic empyema of the right lung. Because antibiotics and traditional therapies were not effective, surgical management was required. A single-lumen endotracheal tube was the chosen method for intubation. Once tube placement was confirmed and the patient's vital signs we...

Several factors interact in influencing aerosol deposition during mechanical ventilation. Among these factors, the artificial airway is a significant barrier for aerosol deposition. Earlier studies overemphasized the impediments created by the artificial airway to aerosol delivery, because the aerosol generator was placed adjacent to the endotracheal tube or was connected to it. When the aeroso...

AIM To evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of covered airway stent placement for malignant tracheobronchial strictures in patients with an endotracheal tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data regarding retrievable, expandable, metal stent placement under fluoroscopic guidance in 20 patients with an endotracheal tube inserted for malignant tracheobronchial strictures were retrospectively an...