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01-07-2018 | In reply

In reply: Not which forceps, but whether forceps?

Authors: Jong H. Yeom, MD, PhD, Mi K. Oh, MD, Woo J. Shin, MD, PhD, Dae W. Ahn, MD, Woo J. Jeon, MD, PhD, Sang Y. Cho, MD, PhD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 7/2018

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We appreciate the keen interest and thoughtful comments by Dr. Turkstra1 on our study2 where we found that using a forceps-guided tube exchanger could be advantageous when using the GlideScope® videolaryngoscope (GVL; Verathon Medical Inc., Bothell, WA, USA) for oral endotracheal tube (ETT) intubation. The reason for an advantage might be the flexibility and pliability of a tube exchanger. Another study of nasotracheal intubation by Lim et al.3 showed that the pliable and flexible nasogastric tube passed preferentially through the lower aspect of the nasal passage with a preformed ETT easily advancing towards the laryngeal inlet. We hypothesized that the flexibility and pliability of a tube exchanger would be effective for nasotracheal intubation using a GVL.4 To apply the same conditions for the two groups, forceps were used in all patients because insertion and removal of the forceps consumed some time. …

Turkstra TP. Not which forceps, but whether forceps? Can J Anesth 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1114-2.CrossRefPubMed

Yeom JH, Oh MK, Shin WJ, Ahn DW, Jeon WJ, Cho SY. Randomized comparison of the effectiveness of nasal intubation using a GlideScope with Magill forceps versus vascular forceps in patients with a normal airway. Can J Anesth 2017; 64: 1176-81.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Lim CW, Min SW, Kim CS, Chang JE, Park JE, Hwang JY. The use of a nasogastric tube to facilitate nasotracheal intubation: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia 2014; 69: 591-7.CrossRefPubMed

Kim YC, Lee SH, Noh GJ, et al. Thermosoftening treatment of the nasotracheal tube before intubation can reduce epistaxis and nasal damage. Anesth Analg 2000; 91: 698-701.CrossRefPubMed

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Title: In reply: Not which forceps, but whether forceps?
Authors: Jong H. Yeom, MD, PhD
Mi K. Oh, MD
Woo J. Shin, MD, PhD
Dae W. Ahn, MD
Woo J. Jeon, MD, PhD
Sang Y. Cho, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1115-1

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