Topicalisation of airway for awake fibre-optic intubation: Walking on thin ice

Topicalisation of the airway by various techniques has routinely been recommended for awake fibre-optic bronchoscopy in cases of difficult airway. However, topicalisation by itself can cause airway obstruction by decreasing the tone of the laryngeal muscles and causing a dynamic air inflow obstructi...

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Main Authors: Mamta Dubey, Soumi Pathak, Furkan Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=8;spage=625;epage=627;aulast=Dubey