Clinical evaluation of bronchial intubation of Bonfils intubation fiberscope in acromegaly patients
- VernacularTitle:肢端肥大患者应用Bonfils纤维喉镜行气管插管的临床评价
- Author:
Jie YI
;
Ailun LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
difficult airway;
intubation;
bonfils intubation fiberscope;
pituitary tumor;
acromegaly
- From:
Basic & Clinical Medicine
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical intubation of Bonfils intubation fiberscope in difficult airway of acromegaly patients.Methods Fifteen acromegaly patients who have one of the following criteria of preoperative airway assessment,Mallampati score ≥3,thyromental distance (≤6 cm),mouth opening(≤3.5 cm).After routine anesthetic induction the patients were intubated with Bonfils intubation fiberscope.Haemodynamic changes were observed and handling of the Bonfils intubation fiberscope was evaluated in terms of the ease of insertion into oropharynx,visualization of epiglottis,advancement into glottis aperture and slide down the tracheal tube.Intubating time and success rate were also recorded.Postoperatively,sore throat or hoarseness were followed up for all patients.Results After intubation systolic pressure and heart rate increased as compared with pre-intubation((P
