BACKGROUND Direct laryngoscopy with the Miller laryngoscope (Mil) for infant tracheal intubation is often difficult to use even for skilled professionals. We performed a simulation trial evaluating the utility of a tracheal tube introducer (gum-elastic bougie (GEB)) in a simulated, difficult infant airway model. METHODS Fifteen anesthesiologists performed tracheal intubation on an infant mani...

Background: The optimal dose of propofol and remifentanil induction to minimize the cardiovascular response associated with tracheal intubation may exist. We investigated the cardiovascular response associated with tracheal intubation when various continuous induction doses of remifentanil in combination with propofol were used. Methods: Seventyfive patients were randomly allocated into 1 of 3 ...

BACKGROUND Iatrogenic tracheal rupture is a rare complication after intubation. Overinflation of the tracheal cuff was speculated to be a frequent cause of tracheal rupture. The surgical approach is a widespread treatment for tracheal ruptures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of conservative and surgical therapy approaches in tracheal rupture cases inflicted by tracheal intubat...

We have assessed the efficacy of tracheal tube cuff inflation in the oropharynx as an aid to blind nasotracheal intubation in 20 ASA I and II patients undergoing elective oral surgery. The trachea was intubated once using the technique of tracheal tube cuff inflation in the oropharynx and once keeping the tracheal tube cuff deflated throughout the manoeuvre. With the cuff deflated, intubation w...

OBJECTIVES To assess the clinical performance of the Ambu Aura-i (Aura-i) in children. AIM To compare the Aura-i with the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway (air-Q) for the purposes of fiberoptic-guided tracheal intubation. BACKGROUND The Aura-i is a new supraglottic airway designed for tracheal intubation. MATERIALS/METHODS One hundred twenty children, ages 1 month to 6 years, were random...

Difficult intubation can be found in 11% of emergency tracheal intubations.1 Predictors of difficult tracheal intubation have been described, such as mouth opening, Mallampati classification, atlanto-occipital joint extension, mandibulohyoid distance, inter-incisor distance, thyromental distance, sternomental distance, obesity, and a previous history of difficult intubation.2 The occurrence of ...

Video 1 The use of fibrin glue for the endoscopic management post-intubation tracheal lacerations: a case series

In this prospective randomized study, success rate of blind tracheal intubation through two different supraglottic airway devices viz. i-gel ® and the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA)® was compared a using conventional polyvinylchloride endotracheal tubes. Eighty patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia were randomized in two groups comprising of 40 patients each to...