Avoiding a Wrapped Endotracheal Tube in Laser Laryngeal Surgery
| Autor: | Donald B. Hawkins, Mary M. Joseph |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Apnea medicine.medical_treatment law.invention Otolaryngology law Intubation Intratracheal Humans Medicine Intubation Anesthesia Laryngeal surgery Child Endotracheal tube business.industry Infant Middle Aged Laser Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Laser Therapy Larynx business |
| Zdroj: | The Laryngoscope. 100:1283 |
| ISSN: | 0023-852X |
| DOI: | 10.1288/00005537-199012000-00006 |
| Popis: | Ninety-one laser laryngeal procedures using the apneic technique of anesthesia were performed in 28 patients between 2 months and 64 years of age. Seventy-two procedures (79%) were performed on children and 19 on adults. There were no complications. Eight laser laryngoscopies were performed using a new metal Laser-Flex® endotracheal tube. Obstruction of the endotracheal tube with a mucous plug occurred in one case. The apneic technique described in this paper provides a laser operative field free of an endotracheal tube, virtually eliminating the danger of a laser fire. It is a relatively safe and effective means of performing laser laryngeal surgery. In addition, the Laser-Flex endotracheal tube appears to be an acceptable alternative to a metallic tape-wrapped endotracheal tube. |
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