January 2009
January 2009
Selected airway-related articles
Anaesthesia
Remifentanil sedation for awake fibreoptic intubation with limited application of local anaesthetic in patients for elective head and neck surgery.
Mingo OH, Ashpole KJ, Irving CJ, Rucklidge MW
Anaesthesia 2008 Oct 63(10):1065-9
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121358841/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Unanticipated difficult airway management in anaesthetised patients: a prospective study of the effect of mannequin training on management strategies and skill retention.
Kuduvalli PM, Jervis A, Tighe SQ, Robin NM
Anaesthesia 2008 Apr 63(4):364-9
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119387621/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Pediatric Anesthesia
Lower cuff pressures improve the seal of pediatric laryngeal mask airways.
Licina A, Chambers NA, …, Erb TO, von Ungern-Sternberg BS
Pediatr Anesth 2008 Oct 18(10):952-6
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120840290/abstract
Anesthesiology
Metoclopramide does not attenuate cricoid pressure-induced relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter in awake volunteers.
Salem MR, Bruninga KW, Dodlapatii J, Joseph NJ
Anesthesiology 2008 Nov 109(5):806-10
Airway changes during labor and delivery.
Kodali BS, Chandrasekhar S, …, Topulos GP, Datta S
Anesthesiology 2008 Mar 108(3):357-62
Sleep
Tracheal traction effects on upper airway patency in rabbits: the role of tissue pressure.
Kairaitis K, Byth K, Parikh R, Stavrinou R, Wheatley JR, Amis TC
Sleep 2007 Feb 1 30(2):179-86
http://www.journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=26730
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Continuous airway access for the difficult extubation: the efficacy of the airway exchange catheter.
Mort TC
AnesthAnalg 2007 105:1357-62
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/105/5/1357
Compiled by Dr Imran Mohammad