Dental injury is a risk of laryngoscopy – a procedure where the larynx is visualized usually with the intention of inserting an endotracheal tube.…
Double lumen endotracheal tubes (DLTs) are considered the gold standard for lung isolation – a procedure where we selectively ventilate a single lung or…
Bronchial blockers allow us to perform lung isolation using a single lumen endotracheal tube. Compared to double-lumen tubes (DLTs) which are considered the gold…
Normally air moves in and out of tracheostomy tubes (trachs) below the level of the vocal cords rendering a patient aphonic. By using a Passy…
Anatomically, the trachea extends from the cricoid cartilage (level of C6/C7) to the carina (T4/T5) and is reinforced anteriorly by approximately 20 semicircular, cartilaginous…
Occlusive cuffs on endotracheal tubes (ETTs) allow us to “protect the airway.” Air/fluid is added and removed from this cuff through a pilot balloon (blue…