A double curved nasal endotracheal tube has been incorporated into a standard head drape [or improved access and visibility when providing dental treatment [or the young patient under general anesthesia. The technique [or stabilization o[ the airway to provide sa[ety and protection o[ the patient is described in detail. This method has been used successfully [or over 100 dental patients. All pa...

Epiphora is a clinical case characterised with the liquefaction of the eyes as the tears can not reach to the nasal cavity because of an obstruction in the nasolacrimal system. Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (EDCR) can be used primary or as a revision surgery to treat chronic dacryocystitis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of EDCR operation. In the study, clinical results of ...

Correspondence Adverse effects of nasogastric feeding tubes and the management of recurrent apnoea Sir, The role of miconazole in the treatment of systemic candidiasis was clearly described by Tuck' in his report of 2 cases. However, his paper also contained examples of the iatrogenic hazards of neonatal intensive care and these deserve comment. In each case intravenous feeding was given throug...

We would like to present our experience of nasobiliary tube (NBT) transfer. A description of this technique, called the guidewire maneuver, follows (●" Video 1). The patient changes from the prone to the left lateral decubitus position while continuing to bite on the mouthpiece. The guidewire (Jagwire, 0.035in; Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts, USA) previously used for endoscopic retrog...

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) results from mutation of the EDA, EDAR or EDARADD genes and is characterized by reduced or absent eccrine sweat glands, hair follicles and teeth, and defective formation of salivary, mammary and craniofacial glands. Mouse models with HED also carry Eda, Edar or Edaradd mutations and have defects that map to the same structures. Patients with HED have ear,...

A sore throat is the most frequent adverse side effect of general anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between intravenous lidocaine given during induction of general endotracheal anesthesia and postanesthesia sore throat. In addition, the study examined selected variables (bucking; gender; smoking; type of laryngoscope blade; and use of succinylcholine, conde...

treacher collin’s syndrome (tcs) is a rare inherited condition characterized by bilateral and symmetric abnormalities of structures within the first and second bronchial arches. patients with tcs present a serious problem to anesthetists maintaining their airway as upper airway obstruction and difficult tracheal intubation due to severe facial deformity. because of retrognathia, airway manageme...

is, to the best of our knowledge, not known. If increased hydrostatic pressure is important, then the use of furosemide can be justified. Therapy directly aimed at neutralizing PGE2 is currently experimental. 5 Although estimation of blood loss during major bleeding may be difficult, we do not think that our patient developed pulmonary oedema due to overtransfusion as we are confident that we d...

B ronchofiberoscopy for examination of the tracheobronchial tree has considerable advantages over conventional rigid bronchoscopy, not the least of which is ease of insertion into a lightly sedated patient. Introduction of the bronchofiber-scope via a sterile nasopharyngeal airway facilitates its passage, prevents its contamination by nasal secretions and protects the nasal mucosa from trauma (...

All rights reserved. www.PRSGlobalOpen.com 1 Shingo Hara, PhD, DDS Masaharu Mitsugi, PhD, DDS Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Kochi Health Sciences Center Kochi City, Kochi, Japan Seiji Sugimoto, PhD, MD Department of Anesthesiology Kochi Health Sciences Center Kochi City, Kochi, Japan Yukihiro Tatemoto, PhD, DDS Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Kochi Health Sciences Ce...