Background: Confirmation of correct placement of the endotracheal tube is vitally important when performing endotracheal intubation. Most of the tests used to confirm the correct location of the tracheal tube have their own inherent drawbacks. Herewith, we introduce a new method which we hypothesize possesses high reliability when securing the airway. Methods: One hundred and seventy eight pati...

Management of difficult tracheal intubation has been facilitated by different techniques which include the use of stylets, introducers, intubating laryngeal mask airway, as well as by the development of special laryngoscope blades and fiberoptic laryngoscopes. The most recent advances for facilitation of difficult tracheal intubation is the introduction of the video-assisted laryngoscopes. The ...

BACKGROUND Use of analgesics, especially opioids, before delivery during cesarean section for preventing hemodynamic changes after endotracheal intubation and postoperative analgesia is limited due to their adverse effects on the neonate. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol) in blunting hemodynamic responses to endotracheal ...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the feasibility of performing thoracoscopy without lung isolation employing single lumen endotracheal tube (SLET) intubation and carbon dioxide insufflation. METHODS Eighty-two patients underwent a variety of thoracoscopic procedures without lung isolation using SLET intubation and carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation between January and December 2012. Sixty-five ...

a varieties of medications have been suggested to prevent hemodynamic instabilities following laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. this study was conducted to determine the beneficial effects of gabapentin on preventing hemodynamic instabilities associated with intubation in patients who were a candidate for coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg). this double blinded randomized, parallel gr...

Properly functioning equipment is critical during direct laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation. When the light source on a laryngoscope fails, proper visualization of the glottic opening is then extremely difficult in the then dark vault of the oropharynx, and alternative endotracheal intubation techniques must often be employed in a time sensitive manor. Laryngoscopic light source failure m...

A 42-year-old man was admitted to hospital with serious neck injuries and partial exposure of the oropharynx. He was sedated and the larynx and trachea were anaesthetized with lignocaine to allow endotracheal intubation. In the course of these procedures, previously unsuspected injuries of the tongue and soft palate were discovered. The contraindications to endotracheal intubation under general...

Introduction Endotracheal intubation is one of the highest risk interventions taking place in the intensive care unit (ICU) and can result in significant complications. In many academic centres, endotracheal intubation is frequently performed by junior trainees under supervision. There is a lack of data to support the safety of this approach and whether there is an association between complicat...

OBJECTIVE Although the placement of esophageal self-expandable stents (SES) can effectively relieve dysphagia after radiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer (EC), it may induce severe esophageal complications. This article reports a case of emergency endotracheal intubation in an EC patient who suddenly developed severe dyspnea two months after SES placement. METHODS Electronic broncho...

A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy with poor ejection fraction posted for laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer which was successfully performed under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation was reported. Our observations strongly indicate that detailed preoperative assessment, watchful intraoperative monitoring, and skillful optimization of fluid status a...