1. Potential Damage to the Larynx Associated with Light-guided Intubation
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Ichiro Takenaka, Takeyoshi Sata, Akio Shigematsu, Tatsuo Kadoya, Etsuko Nagaoka, and Kazuyoshi Aoyama
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Larynx ,Epiglottis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Light wand ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Tracheal intubation ,Endotracheal intubation ,Lighted stylet ,Surgery ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,Intubation ,business ,Endotracheal tube - Abstract
A lighted stylet is a useful device for routine or difficult endotracheal intubation. 1-3 With light-guided intubation, the incidence of complications is reported to he low, but the larynx can be injured during the blind advancement of the endotracheal tube. 1 We report a case in which malpositioning of the epiglottis occurred after tracheal intubation with a lighted stylet, and difficulty was encountered in replacing the displaced epiglottis. This case prompted us to observe closely a series of intubations by use of a light wand.
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- 2001
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