Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways
A combination of techniques are required to adequately anaesthetise upper airway structures for awake intubation . The widest coverage is provided by the inhalational technique. This technique, however, does not always provide a dense enough level of anaesthesia for all patients. Supplementation of...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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| description | A combination of techniques are required to adequately anaesthetise upper airway structures for awake intubation . The widest coverage is provided by the inhalational technique. This technique, however, does not always provide a dense enough level of anaesthesia for all patients. Supplementation of this technique with any of the specific nerve blocks is an excellent way to accomplish efficacious anaesthesia for awake inubation. Anaesthetising upper airway is not a difficult skill to master and should be in the armamentarium of all practising anaesthetist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-775db9b71e584cd7b535dcd73157a4262022-12-22T00:32:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50492009-01-01536641648Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper AirwaysNibedita PaniShovan Kumar RathA combination of techniques are required to adequately anaesthetise upper airway structures for awake intubation . The widest coverage is provided by the inhalational technique. This technique, however, does not always provide a dense enough level of anaesthesia for all patients. Supplementation of this technique with any of the specific nerve blocks is an excellent way to accomplish efficacious anaesthesia for awake inubation. Anaesthetising upper airway is not a difficult skill to master and should be in the armamentarium of all practising anaesthetist.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2009;volume=53;issue=6;spage=641;epage=648;aulast=PaniAwake intubationFibre optic intubationLaryngoscopyTopical anaesthesiaLocal anaestheticsNerve block |
| spellingShingle | Nibedita Pani Shovan Kumar Rath Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways Indian Journal of Anaesthesia Awake intubation Fibre optic intubation Laryngoscopy Topical anaesthesia Local anaesthetics Nerve block |
| title | Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways |
| title_full | Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways |
| title_fullStr | Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways |
| title_short | Regional & Topical Anaesthesia of Upper Airways |
| title_sort | regional topical anaesthesia of upper airways |
| topic | Awake intubation Fibre optic intubation Laryngoscopy Topical anaesthesia Local anaesthetics Nerve block |
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