title: Rapid oral endotracheal intubation with a fibre-optic scope in rabbits: a simple and reliable technique.
abstract: The orotracheal intubation of rabbits is complicated by their oropharyngeal anatomy. Numerous techniques to intubate rabbits have been described; however, these methods require specialized devices, tracheostomy, or are performed in a blind fashion. We describe a technique for the intubation of the rabbit under direct visualization with a standard, small-bore, fibre-optic laparoscope, which is both rapid and simple to perform.
authors.affiliation: The Cardiovascular Biology Research Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Worthley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Helft
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soundararajan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D020706:Laparoscopes; D011817:Rabbits