European journal of anaesthesiology
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The blind intubation device is a newly developed light-guided intubation device for difficult nasotracheal intubation. The aim of this study was to evaluate its performance in adult patients with anticipated difficult airways. ⋯ We have demonstrated the safe and effective use of the blind intubation device in 100 adult patients with anticipated difficult airways. The overall success rates of the oesophagus airway placement, the light-guiding catheter insertion and nasotracheal intubation over the light-guiding catheter were really satisfied. This technique could improve the success of blind nasal intubation, especially in situations in which fibreoptic equipment was unavailable. However, further studies are still required.
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Letter Review Case Reports
One-lung ventilation in a patient with tracheobronchomegaly: a case report and literature review.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Laryngeal tube S II, ProSeal laryngeal mask, and EasyTube during elective surgery: a randomized controlled comparison with the endotracheal tube in nontrained professionals.
EasyTube (EZT), ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA), and Laryngeal tube S II (LTS II) have recently been introduced as supraglottic airway devices and have been proposed as emergency airway alternatives. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of the three devices, if used by anaesthesiologists without extensive hands-on training, with the endotracheal tube during routine surgical procedures. ⋯ In contrast to the EZT, both PLMA and LTS II proved to be suitable for routine airway management by anaesthesiologists without extensive hands-on device training.
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Central venous pressure, intrathoracic blood volume, and left ventricular end-diastolic area are reliable measures of cardiac preload under stable clinical conditions. The purpose of this study was to compare different preload parameters over 24 h under conditions of multiple, frequently changing treatments in early septic shock. ⋯ Only the left ventricular end-diastolic area index may help predict preload in ventilated patients with early septic shock.