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Throwing light on blind intubation
Author(s) -
DUCROW M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1978.tb08501.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transillumination , laryngoscopy , intubation , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , laryngoscopes , throwing , surgery , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering
A method of tracheal intubation is described which uses transillumination of the tissues to identify entry into the trachea. The method is suggested as an alternative to blind intubation in cases where difficulty occurs using conventional laryngoscopy.