• Can J Anaesth · Mar 1993

    Case Reports

    Difficult laryngoscopy made easy with a "BURP".

    • R L Knill.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
    • Can J Anaesth. 1993 Mar 1;40(3):279-82.

    AbstractDisplacement of the larynx by backward, upward and rightward pressure on the thyroid cartilage or "BURP" may improve visualization of the glottis in some cases of difficult direct laryngoscopy. In a patient with the Treacher-Collins syndrome in whom conventional laryngoscopy had proved impossible and tracheal intubation extremely difficult, this manoeuvre exposed the entire glottis and made tracheal intubation under direct vision easy. In a patient with protruding upper incisors and a prominent premaxilla which precluded a view of the glottis by conventional laryngoscopy, "BURP" again revealed the glottic opening and simplified the placement of an endotracheal tube. This experience suggests that "BURP" be considered as a potential aid in the management of difficult direct laryngoscopy.

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