Use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube for endotracheal intubation in the difficult airway

Abstract Difficult endotracheal intubation is a clinical challenge for anesthesiologists and other practitioners of airway management. The use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube, a novel airway device, for endotracheal intubation during general anesthesia in two patients with difficult airways afte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical anesthesia 2011-08, Vol.23 (5), p.403-406
Hauptverfasser:	Heitz, James W., MD, Shum, Patrick P., MD, Grunwald, Zvi, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Airway management Airway Management - methods Anesthesia Anesthesia & Perioperative Care Anesthesia, General - methods Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cameras Difficult airway Equipment and Supplies: tracheoscopic ventilation tube Equipment Design Female Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Intubation Intubation, intratracheal Intubation, Intratracheal - instrumentation Intubation, Intratracheal - methods Irrigation Laryngoscopy - methods Larynx Medical sciences Middle Aged Ostomy Pain Medicine Respiration, Artificial - instrumentation Surgery Ventilation
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Difficult endotracheal intubation is a clinical challenge for anesthesiologists and other practitioners of airway management. The use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube, a novel airway device, for endotracheal intubation during general anesthesia in two patients with difficult airways after unsuccessful direct laryngoscopy is presented.
ISSN:	0952-8180 1873-4529
DOI:	10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.07.008