The Feeding Tube- a Simple Yet Handy Aid to Intubate an Unanticipated Difficult Pediatric Airway
| Autor: | D P Jacob, S R Salins, S M Thampi, A S Shrestha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:R5-920 business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Rural setting airway management infant newborn intubation endotracheal Pediatric age General Medicine Health care Medicine Intubation Airway management Pediatric airway business Intensive care medicine Airway lcsh:Medicine (General) Feeding tube |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 53, Iss 198 (2015) Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 53, Iss 198, Pp 141-143 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0028-2715 |
| Popis: | Pediatric intubation requires certain unique set of additional skills compared to intubating adults. The challenges of successfully intubation of a child increases as the age and size of the child decrease and are compounded when airway difficulties arise for various reasons. Often in the rural setting, such procedures may have to be carried out by health care personnel who get trained on-the-job, and in the absence of adequate technological back-up. This leads to an increased incidence of failed intubations which can have devastating complications, especially in the pediatric age group. We describe a simple technique which helped us while intubate a 40-day old infant, without any major catastrophes. Keywords: airway management; infant; newborn; intubation; endotracheal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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