Rapid sequence intubation is the preferred method of securing the airway in patients who are critically ill, or at risk for aspiration. This involves the administration of an anesthetic induction agent followed rapidly by a neuromuscular blocking agent to create optimal intubation conditions and minimize...
Abstract A male patient was scheduled for urgent amputation of his right forearm. His right forearm was stuck inside the insertion slot of a meat grinder, resulting in severe pain to his injured arm. His upper body could not move to sit in a semi-upright position. An endotracheal tube was successfully pl...
Abstract Background Melatonin has been studied to have anxiolytic, sedative, and analgesic effects. However, there is limited data on the effect of melatonin in the attenuation of hemodynamic response to intubation. We aimed to study whether preanesthetic oral melatonin attenuates hemodynamic responses ...
Abstract Background Thyromental height (TMH) was first reported as a great single test for prediction of difficult laryngoscopies, although further studies have shown variable estimates of its accuracy. We thus performed this meta-analysis to summarize the predictive values of TMH mainly for prediction ...
Abstract Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are a group of rare genetic inherited diseases with a progressive course due to the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans resulting in anatomic abnormalities and organ dysfunction, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, skeletal, and neurological systems that can inc...
INTRODUCTION: Awake fiberoptic intubation has for many years been the gold-standard in patients with difficult airway. Videolaryngoscopy has already shown some advantages in patients with a difficult airway and compared to fiberoptic intubation it uses a technically simpler equipment and it is easier and...
Abstract Background There is currently some discussion over the actual usefulness of performing preoperative upper airway assessment to predict difficult airways. In this field, modified Mallampati test (MMT) is a widespread tool used for prediction of difficult airways showing only a feeble predictive ...
Los quistes epidermoides son patologías benignas que se originan cuando células germinativas quedan atrapadas dentro de los arcos branquiales durante su cierre. Su prevalencia es baja, siendo aún menos prevalente su par, el quiste dermoide. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente de 17 años, de ...
Introducción: la vía aérea difícil es aquella situación clínica en la cual
un anestesiólogo entrenado convencionalmente experimenta dificultad
en la aplicación de ventilación con mascarilla facial, en la intubación
endotraqueal o ambas, es de vital importancia su identificación, puesto
que su ...
Abstract Background Both predictions and predictors of difficult laryngoscopy are controversial. Machine learning is an excellent alternative method for predicting difficult laryngoscopy. This study aimed to develop and validate practical predictive models for difficult laryngoscopy through machine lear...
