Open AccessAir-splinting Maneuver During Flexible Bronchoscopy
Author(s) -
Bharti Chogtu,
Bharti Chogtu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000492
Subject(s) - medicine , lumen (anatomy) , airway , swallowing , expiration , soft palate , bronchoscopy , supine position , surgery , anatomy , respiratory system
Magazine's maneuver was developed for ease of insertion of the flexible bronchoscope, on encountering a closed lumen at the nasopharynx-oropharynx junction. The purposes of this study were to find the frequency of occurrence of such luminal closures and to compare the efficacy of Magazine's maneuver, with other variations of the maneuver, in improving visualization of the upper airway.