Li T, Liu T, Li M, Zhang C, Yao W. ETCO
2 waveforms-assisted awake nasal fibreoptic intubation.
J Clin Monit Comput 2021;
35:1525-1527. [PMID:
33689106 DOI:
10.1007/s10877-021-00683-3]
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Abstract
Awake fibreoptic intubation has always been considered the gold standard for expected difficult airway management. However, the use of fibreoptic intubation was limited because it is time-consuming, requires skillful operators and easily affected by blood or secretions in the oral or nasopharynx. We reported a modified technique of awake fibreoptic nasal intubation with the aid of End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring, aiming to improve the efficiency and safety of awake fibreoptic intubation.
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