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Case Reports
Use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube for endotracheal intubation in the difficult airway.
- James W Heitz, Patrick P Shum, and Zvi Grunwald.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. james.heitz@jefferson.edu
- J Clin Anesth. 2011 Aug 1;23(5):403-6.
AbstractDifficult endotracheal intubation is a clinical challenge for anesthesiologists and other practitioners of airway management. The use of a tracheoscopic ventilation tube, a novel airway device, for endotracheal intubation during general anesthesia in two patients with difficult airways after unsuccessful direct laryngoscopy is presented.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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