OBJECTIVE Increased care of fetal and neonatal airways has led to advances in neonatal medicine. The early diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases require a detailed knowledge of fetal airway anatomy and development. The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical development of the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and their structural variability during fetal life. MATERIAL AND M...

PURPOSE To compare the ease of tracheal intubation facilitated by the gum elastic bougie or the malleable stylet while applying cricoid pressure. METHODS Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III adult patients undergoing elective surgeries participated in this study. After induction of anesthesia with 2.5 mg x kg(-1) propofol and vecuronium 0.1 mg x kg(-1), the laryngeal view was ass...

INTRODUCTION Sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory myopathy characterized by progressive asymmetric extremity weakness, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and the potential for exaggerated sensitivity to neuromuscular blockers and respiratory compromise. The authors describe their management of a patient with IBM undergoing urgent orthopedic surgery. CASE PRESENTATION An 81-year-old...

From the Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Received: November 4, 2014 Accepted: May 21, 2015 Address reprint request and correspondence to: I-Ting Tsai, Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, No. 1, Yida Road, Jiaosu Village, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan. Tel: +886-7-6150011 ext. 3166, Fax: +886-7-6150915, E-mail: ...

AIMS To determine how often ingested foreign bodies are found and what parameters may predict their retrieval. METHODS During 1 year, we prospectively studied all patients referred to our Ear Nose and Throat Emergency Unit because of foreign body ingestion. RESULTS During the study, 204 (median age-42 years [10 months-84 years]) patients were admitted because of ingested foreign body. The m...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Sellick described the importance of applying pressure in the cricoid cartilage during anesthesia induction to prevent regurgitation of gastric contents. Since then, the maneuver has been widely accepted by anesthesiologists as a fundamental step during induction with the rapid sequence technique. The objective of the present report was to discuss the indications, techn...