A technique for retrograde intubation in mice.
Endrotracheal intubation is critical for some experimental studies in mice, but the animals' small size makes the procedure difficult. The authors describe a new, easily learned retrograde intubation method using angioplasty guide wire. They twice intubated anesthetized mice successfully with no airway complications caused by puncture of the trachea.
Zhao
Xiaohui
X
Department of Cardiovascular Research, XinQiao Hospital, University of Third Military Medical, ChongQing 400037, China.
Wu
Nan
N
Zhou
Jian
J
Yang
Yongyao
Y
Fang
Yuqiang
Y
Cheng
Wei
W
Ma
Ruiyan
R
Tian
Ying
Y
Huang
Lan
L
D000758:Anesthesia; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D023421:Models, Animal; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*