Articles: intubation.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2020
ReviewInfection Prevention Precautions for Routine Anesthesia Care During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
Many health care systems around the world continue to struggle with large numbers of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, while others have diminishing numbers of cases following an initial surge. There will most likely be significant oscillations in numbers of cases for the foreseeable future, based on the regional epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Less affected hospitals and facilities will attempt to progressively resume elective procedures and surgery. ⋯ Provision of adequate supplies of respirator masks and other respiratory protection equipment such as powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) should be a high priority for health care facilities and for government agencies. Eye protection is also necessary because of the possibility of infection from virus coming into contact with the conjunctiva. Because SARS-CoV-2 persists on surfaces and may cause infection by contact with fomites, hand hygiene and surface cleaning are also of paramount importance.
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Editorial Comment
New dimensions in airway management: risks for healthcare staff.
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Nov 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyEvaluation of various anthropometric airway parameters as predictors of difficult airway in neonates: A prospective observational study.
To determine the relationship between various anthropometric parameters (age, weight, neck circumference, head circumference, thyromental distance, sternomental distance, frontal plane to chin distance, and frontal plane to chin distance by weight ratio) in neonates with difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation. ⋯ No single parameter can provide a high index of sensitivity and specificity to predict difficult airway in neonates. Therefore, a combination of tests, including Weight, TMD, SMD, and FPCD/Wt ratio, should be used. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first prospective study to assess predictors to the difficult airway in neonates.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2020
Accuracy of ultrasound to measure the cricoid cartilage diameter in children.
Ultrasonography is used to pre-operatively predict the endotracheal tube size required for intubation by measuring the cricoid cartilage diameter. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of ultrasound measurements of the transverse diameters of the cricoid cartilage in children. ⋯ Ultrasound is a reliable tool for measuring the transverse diameters of the cricoid cartilage in children.