• J Laryngol Otol · Feb 2014

    Per-oral flexible laryngoscopy in awake neonates and infants: the 'pacifier' technique.

    • P Loizou, N Haloob, and E Evgeniou.
    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.
    • J Laryngol Otol. 2014 Feb 1;128(2):169-70.

    BackgroundIt is common for ENT specialists to be called to neonatal intensive care units to assess neonates with suspected laryngomalacia. At Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, it is standard practice to initially try to assess the larynx whilst the patient is awake. This can cause the patient to cry and become irritable, and can induce worry in the parents. A literature search revealed that numerous procedures have been successfully performed on neonates and infants whilst they were being pacified.ObjectivesThis paper describes various procedures where pacification has been used effectively. Furthermore, it reports a pacification technique developed for per-oral flexible laryngoscopy in awake neonates and infants.

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