Efficacy of atomised local anaesthetic versus transtracheal topical anaesthesia for awake fibreoptic intubation

Efficacy of atomised local anaesthetic versus transtracheal topical anaesthesia for awake fibreoptic intubation

Background and Aims: Successful awake fibreoptic intubation (AFOI) depends on adequate topical anaesthesia of the airway. We aimed to compare efficacy of atomised local anaesthetic versus transtracheal topical anaesthesia for AFOI. Methods: It was a prospective, randomised controlled study of 33 pat...

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Main Authors: Bindu K Vasu, Sunil Rajan, Jerry Paul, Lakshmi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Atomisation
awake fibreoptic intubation
local anaesthetic
patient comfort
transtracheal
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=8;spage=661;epage=666;aulast=Vasu

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