Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine
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J Dent Anesth Pain Med · Dec 2017
The effect of tulobuterol patches on the respiratory system after endotracheal intubation.
Endotracheal intubation during anesthesia induction may increase airway resistance (Raw) and decrease dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn). We hypothesized that prophylactic treatment with a transdermal β2-agonist tulobuterol patch (TP) would help to reduce the risk of bronchospasm after placement of the endotracheal tube. ⋯ Prophylactic treatment with TP showed a bronchodilatory effect through suppressing an increase in Raw and a decrease in Cdyn after anesthesia induction without severe adverse effects.
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J Dent Anesth Pain Med · Dec 2017
Case ReportsAwake intubation in a patient with huge orocutaneous fistula: a case report.
Mask ventilation, the first step in airway management, is a rescue technique when endotracheal intubation fails. Therefore, ordinary airway management for the induction of general anesthesia cannot be conducted in the situation of difficult mask ventilation (DMV). Here, we report a case of awake intubation in a patient with a huge orocutaneous fistula. ⋯ The patient was sedated with dexmedetomidine and remifentanil. She was intubated with a nasotracheal tube using a video laryngoscope, and spontaneous ventilation was maintained. This case demonstrates that awake intubation using a video laryngoscope can be as good as a fiberoptic scope.
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J Dent Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2017
Case ReportsAnesthetic management of a patient with branchio-oto-renal syndrome.
Branchio-oto-renal syndrome (BOR) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. The features include branchial cysts, hearing loss, ear malformation, preauricular pits, retrognathia, congenital heart disease, and renal abnormalities. However, anesthetic management of these patients has seldom been reported. ⋯ A 13-year-old girl diagnosed with BOR had severe right hearing loss, right external ear malformation, renal abnormalities, and postoperative patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Dental extraction under general anesthesia was scheduled for a supernumerary tooth. The procedure was completed with sufficient urine volume, adequate airway management, and stable hemodynamics.
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J Dent Anesth Pain Med · Dec 2016
Case ReportsPharyngeal flap damage caused by nasotracheal intubation in a patient who underwent palatoplasty and pharyngoplasty.
Patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) must undergo corrective surgeries during infancy and early childhood. Many patients with CLP undergo orthognathic surgery during their childhood for correction of skeletal asymmetries or pharyngoplasty with a pharyngeal flap to improve the quality of speech and velopharyngeal function. During orthognathic surgeries, nasotracheal intubation is performed under general anesthesia. ⋯ Bleeding occurred because the flap was torn. After achieving hemostasis, the surgery was completed successfully. Thus, if a patient may show the potential for velopharyngeal port obstruction, nasotracheal intubation should be performed with utmost care.
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J Dent Anesth Pain Med · Jun 2016
Identifying the more suitable nostril for nasotracheal intubation using radiographs.
One nostril must be selected for nasotracheal intubation. In some cases, structural anomalies within the nasal cavity hinder the insertion of the tube or complications, such as epistaxis, develop. This study examined the possibility of using radiography to select the nostril that would induce fewer complications. ⋯ Although there were no differences in the incidence rates of complications between intubation through the left nostril and that through the right nostril, radiological findings indicated that incidence of complications significantly increased when the tube was inserted into the nostril with the septum deviation.