PROLONGED NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Experience with a series of three hundred and thirty young patients who needed airway support is described- Earlier impressions that, in children under five years of age, prolonged pernasal intubation is a safe alternative to tracheostomy are confirmed. Good nursing, effective physiotherapy, and sel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1972-08, Vol.44 (8), p.835-840
Hauptverfasser:	ALLEN, T.H., STEVEN, I.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Airway Obstruction - surgery Airway Obstruction - therapy Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects Intubation, Intratracheal - mortality Male Nursing Care Physical Therapy Modalities Respiratory Insufficiency - surgery Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy Tracheal Stenosis - etiology Tracheotomy
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Zusammenfassung:	Experience with a series of three hundred and thirty young patients who needed airway support is described- Earlier impressions that, in children under five years of age, prolonged pernasal intubation is a safe alternative to tracheostomy are confirmed. Good nursing, effective physiotherapy, and selection of the narrowest tube that ensures a quiet airway at rest are the essentials needed for a satisfaaory outcome.
ISSN:	0007-0912 1471-6771
DOI:	10.1093/bja/44.8.835