Tracheal intubation in an adult male with Mallampati class zero airway

Mallampati 'Zero' Airway: Extremely Easy or Not?

Tracheal Rupture: Airway Catastrophe Associated with Intubation

Disruption of the trachea following intubation is an uncommon but potentially fatal condition. The incidence is difficult to establish because many tracheal lacerations may be undetected clinically. Some patients present acutely with subcutaneous emphysema or may develop it only after several hours. Signs of tracheobronchial injury such as hemorgency Department (ED) of a tertiary care facility....

An Airway which Facilitates intubation with a Fiberoptic Laryngoscope

Effects of tracheal tube orientation on the success of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask airway: study in Mallampati class 3 or 4 patients.

BACKGROUND We evaluated the effects of conventional tracheal tube orientation on success of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) in Mallampati class 3 or 4 patients. METHODS Two hundred adults, ASA I-II, Mallampati class 3 or 4, undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia were enrolled. All the patients were randomly allocated to either normal or reverse gro...

Successful tracheal intubation through an intubating laryngeal airway in pediatric patients with airway hemorrhage.

BACKGROUND This case report describes the use of the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway (air-Q ILA; Cookgas LLC, St. Louis, MO) for airway rescue and a conduit for blind tracheal intubation in two pediatric patients with failed rapid sequence intubation and difficult airways secondary to airway bleeding in the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVES To describe the use of a new supraglottic resc...