Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
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Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim · Apr 2016
Intubation of a Paediatric Manikin in Tongue Oedema and Face-to-Face Simulations by Novice Personnel: a Comparison of Glidescope, Airtraq and Direct Laryngoscopy.
Glidescope and Airtraq were designed for facilitating intubation and for teaching regarding the airway anatomy. We aimed to evaluate their efficacy in normal airway, tongue oedema and face-to-face orotracheal intubation models when used by novice personnel. ⋯ Novice personnel could more easily intubate the trachea with the Glidescope than with the Airtraq. Intubation with the Glidescope was superior to that with the Airtraq in the normal and tongue oedema models. The face-to-face intubation success rates were both low with both the Glidescope and Airtraq groups.
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Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim · Apr 2016
Case ReportsSafe Anaesthesia Management in a Child with Congenital Long QT Syndrome.
Long QT syndrome is a cardiac repolarisation disorder that can occur with clinical symptoms such as dizziness, fainting, life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, and its incidence is increasing in the general population. A careful anaesthetic management is required for patients with this syndrome because of the risk of torsades de pointes and malignant arrhythmias. In this case report, we discuss the anaesthetic management of a seven-year-old patient with congenital long QT syndrome that was diagnosed during the preoperative evaluation.