ABSTRACT
A 37 year old woman with Marfan's syndrome underwent an elective gynecologic procedure. Mask ventilation was not difficult but initial direct laryngoscopy showed no view of the glottic opening. The patient's trachea was quickly and successfully intubated using a supraglottic jet ventilation technique. The technique provided oxygenation and ventilation during intubation and assisted intubation of a patient with a grade III glottic view. No hypoxia or barotrauma were noted during the intubation.
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High-Frequency Jet Ventilation/methods , Intubation, Intratracheal/methods , Marfan Syndrome/complications , Adult , Elective Surgical Procedures/methods , Female , Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/methods , Humans , Laryngeal Masks , Laryngoscopy/methodsABSTRACT
Ingestive responses of 50 rats and 4 gastric-cannulated dogs to ethylene glycol-based antifreeze (AF) were found to be inversely related to concentration. The antifreeze was never preferred to water. Do thirsty animals that encounter weak AF solutions drink them solely for their water content, water-related oral tactile sensations, or both, being inadvertently poisoned in the process?
