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Case Reports
Endoscopic intubation with aid of mechanical ventilation via a dedicated nasopharyngeal airway.
- Wen-Jue Soong.
- Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. wjsoong@vghtpe.gov.tw
- J Chin Med Assoc. 2007 Sep 1; 70 (9): 400-2.
AbstractA young child with jaw-neck-sternum immobility suffering from acute upper airway obstruction was treated with nasotracheal intubation using flexible endoscope (FE). During this difficult intubation, an inserted trimming endotracheal tube acted as a nasopharyngeal airway and simultaneous supplement with mechanical ventilation through the tube successfully resuscitated and improved the patients ventilation and oxygenation. This management can greatly facilitate visualization of the laryngeal apparatus and translaryngeal passage of the FE. This technique can be helpful in resuscitative ventilation and difficult intubation in a critical upper airway emergency.
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