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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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Collection: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Accès en ligne: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2018;volume=62;issue=8;spage=625;epage=627;aulast=Dubey |