Articles: intubation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen vs Standard Oxygen Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19: The SOHO-COVID Randomized Clinical Trial.
The benefit of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (high-flow oxygen) in terms of intubation and mortality in patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19 is controversial. ⋯ Among patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19, high-flow nasal cannula oxygen, compared with standard oxygen therapy, did not significantly reduce 28-day mortality.
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Communication of caregivers and relatives to patients is a major difficulty in intensive care units (ICU). Patient's comprehension capabilities are variable over time and traditional comprehension tests cannot be implemented. Our purpose was to evaluate an oral comprehension test adapted for its automatic implementation using eye-tracking technology among ICU patients. ⋯ The eye-tracking-adapted comprehension test is easy and fast to use among ICU patients, and results seem coherent with various potential levels of comprehension as hypothesized in this study.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of postoperative ultrasound-guided internal superior laryngeal nerve block on sore throat after intubation of double-lumen bronchial tube: a randomized controlled double-blind trial.
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is one of the main adverse postoperative outcome after tracheal intubation using double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs). The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided block of the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (iSLN) for alleviating POST after intubation of DLTs. ⋯ The use of US-guided iSLN block can be effectively and safely applied to relieve POST after intubation of DLTs on thoracic surgery.
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This report describes a patient with Goldenhar syndrome undergoing anesthesia for whom Macintosh videolaryngoscopy failed, as the epiglottis was adhered to the posterior pharynx and could not be lifted with a tracheal introducer (Cormack-Lehane grade 3B). Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy revealed only the arytenoids (Cormack-Lehane grade 2B), even after direct lifting of the epiglottis, and endotracheal tube advancement failed due to unclear tissue resistance. Hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy was combined with a tube-mounted camera (VivaSight single lumen tube). The combination of both camera perspectives was successfully used to allow placement of the endotracheal tube underneath the epiglottis and through the vocal cords.
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The method for predicting the risk of intubation in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to be standardized. This study aimed to introduce a new disease prognosis scoring model that may predict the intubation risk based on the symptoms, signs, and laboratory tests of patients hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19. ⋯ On the basis of certain variables measured at admission, the OTO-COVID-19 scoring model may help clinicians identify patients at the risk of intubation and subsequently provide a prompt and effective treatment at the earliest.