Pulsion intubation for palliation of carcinoma of the oesophagus.
One hundred and eighty-one patients with carcinoma of the upper thoracic oesophagus were intubated perorally using a Procter-Livingstone tube. The mortality was 16-6 per cent but, in the patients who survived, the palliation achieved, as judged by improved swallowing, was considered satisfactory. Factors influencing the success of intubation are also considered.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D013019:South Africa