Use of breath sounds to assist difficult intubation of the trachea.
The technique of locating the laryngeal inlet using breath sounds was attempted on six patients referred for appropriate management following a failed intubation at the Eldoret District Hospital. Five of these were successfully intubated. It was still impossible to intubate the sixth patient who subsequently required a tracheostomy.
Wambani
J O
JO
Faculty of Health Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001314:Auscultation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D014139:Tracheostomy; D017211:Treatment Failure