airway trauma

The bougie is a popular tool in difficult intubations. The hold-up sign is used to confirm tracheal placement of a bougie. This… (More)

PURPOSE The number of patients with traumatic and iatrogenic tracheobronchial injuries is increasing. Early diagnosis, prompt… (More)

The Proseal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA, Laryngeal Mask Company, UK) was designed to improve ventilatory characteristics and… (More)

SUMMARY Sixty ASA grade I & II adult patients of either sex were randomly assigned into two groups. Group I (n=30) for I-gel and… (More)

 

In the following pilot study, we compared conventional laryngoscope-guided tracheal intubation (tracheal intubation) and… (More)

Expert and definitive airway management is fundamental to the practice of emergency medicine. In critically ill patients, rapid… (More)

A Combitube airway was inserted into 40 patients undergoing general anaesthesia. A rigid cervical collar was then used to… (More)

T here are no objective criteria for selecting the size of a double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) (1). An inappropriately sized… (More)

To assess whether there is any advantage in the use of corticosteroid to prevent postextubation stridor in children, we conducted… (More)