Use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube for endotracheal intubation in the difficult airway

James W Heitz; Patrick P Shum; Zvi Grunwald

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.07.008

Use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube for endotracheal intubation in the difficult airway

J Clin Anesth. 2011 Aug;23(5):403-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.07.008. Epub 2011 Jul 1.

Authors

James W Heitz¹, Patrick P Shum, Zvi Grunwald

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21723719
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.07.008

Abstract

Difficult endotracheal intubation is a clinical challenge for anesthesiologists and other practitioners of airway management. The use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube, a novel airway device, for endotracheal intubation during general anesthesia in two patients with difficult airways after unsuccessful direct laryngoscopy is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Airway Management / methods*
Anesthesia, General / methods*
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods*
Laryngoscopy / methods
Middle Aged
Respiration, Artificial / instrumentation