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Objective evaluation of an airway management appliance in infants with craniofacial anomalies
Author(s) -
Wood A. Jeffrey,
Farrington Frank H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb01084.x
Subject(s) - medicine , craniofacial , pulse oximetry , respiratory distress , airway , airway management , tongue , oxygen saturation , dentistry , craniofacial abnormality , anesthesia , pediatrics , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology , psychiatry
This study describes an intraoral appliance designed to reposition the tongue to facilitate a patent airway for infants experiencing respiratory distress. Transcutaneous pulse oximetry is used to objectively evaluate this method of airway management in 15 neonates with craniofacial anomalies. The appliance can significantly improve the blood oxygen saturation level in the infants in whom it is used ( P< .0001).