The use of ETView endotracheal tube for surveillance after tube positioning in patients undergoing lobectomy, randomized trial.

The ETView tracheoscopic ventilation tube (TVT) is a tracheal tube (TT) incorporating a video camera and a light source in its tip. The view from the tip appears continuously on a portable monitor in the anesthesia area. We evaluated the effectiveness and usefulness of the single/double ETView TVT in monitoring the tracheal tube position during general anesthesia undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.Eighty-three patients with pulmonary bullae (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III) undergoing lobectomy, with general anaesthesia, were included. Patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups, based on the tube ETView double-lumen tube (VDT), ETView single-lumen tube (VST), or traditional double lumen tube (DT).All 83 patients' intubations were successful to achieve 1-lung ventilation: 74 patients at the first attempt (22/26 in VDT, 26/28 in VST, 26/29 in DT group) and 9 patients at the second attempt. The time to achieve 1-lung ventilation with the VDT was 58.5 ±â€Š21.5 (mean ±â€ŠSD) seconds, the VST was 38.2 ±â€Š10.1 (mean ±â€ŠSD) seconds, and the DT group was 195.5 ±â€Š40.3 (mean ±â€ŠSD) seconds. During operations, the ETView tubes provided continuous airway visualization in all patients; a good view was obtained in 24/25 patients in VDT/VST, moderate in 4/12 patients in VDT/VST, and poor in 1/1 patients in VDT/VST. When the patient left the postanesthesia care unit, all had sore throat and 26/15/25 patients in VDT/VST/DT group had hoarseness. All had good outcomes of the surgical operations.We found the ETView tube to be helpful in the endotracheal intubation and continuous surveillance of tube position in patients with video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. The ETView single lumen endotracheal tube had fewer associated complications and is superior to the 2 double-lumen tubes.

Laryngoscope and a new tracheal tube assist lightwand intubation in difficult airways due to unstable cervical spine.

PURPOSE: The WEI Jet Endotracheal Tube (WEI JET) is a new tracheal tube that facilitates both oxygenation and ventilation during the process of intubation and assists tracheal intubation in patients with difficult airway. We evaluated the effectiveness and usefulness of the WEI JET in combination with lightwand under direct laryngoscopy in difficult tracheal intubation due to unstable cervical spine. METHODS: Ninety patients with unstable cervical spine disorders (ASA I-III) with general anaesthesia were included and randomly assigned to three groups, based on the device used for intubation: lightwand only, lightwand under direct laryngoscopy, lightwand with WEI JET under direct laryngoscopy. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were detected among three groups with respect to demographic characteristics and C/L grade. There were statistically significant differences between three groups for overall intubation success rate (p = 0.015) and first attempt success rate (p = 0.000). The intubation time was significantly longer in the WEI group (110.8±18.3 s) than in the LW group (63.3±27.5 s, p = 0.000) and DL group (66.7±29.4 s, p = 0.000), but the lowest SpO2 in WEI group was significantly higher than other two groups (p<0.01). The WEI JET significantly reduced successful tracheal intubation attempts compared to the LW group (p = 0.043). The severity of sore throat was similar in three groups (p = 0.185). CONCLUSIONS: The combined use of WEI JET under direct laryngoscopy helps to assist tracheal intubation and improves oxygenation during intubation in patients with difficult airway secondary to unstable spine disorders. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-TRC-14005141.

Comparison between remifentanil and dexmedetomidine for sedation during modified awake fiberoptic intubation.

Cricothyroid membrane injections and the application of a coarse fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) below the vocal cords for topical anesthesia have a number of limitations for certain patients. Thus, the aim of the present observational study was to assess the effect of a novel modified topical anesthesia method using the effective sedation drugs, remifentanil (Rem) or dexmedetomidine (Dex), during awake fiberoptic orotracheal intubation (AFOI). In total, 90 adult patients, who had been classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists I-II, were included in the study. The patients had anticipated difficult airways and were to undergo orotracheal intubation for elective surgery. The patients were enrolled in the double-blinded randomized pilot study and received Rem or Dex for sedation during the modified AFOI procedure. The two groups received 2% lidocaine for topical anesthesia via an epidural catheter, which was threaded through the suction channel of the FOB. The main clinical outcomes were evaluated by graded scores representing the conditions for intubation and post-intubation. Additional parameters analyzed included airway obstruction, hemodynamic changes, time required for intubation, amnesia level and subjective satisfaction. All 90 patients were successfully intubated using the modified AFOI technique. The comfort scores and airway events during intubation did not significantly differ between the two groups. However, the Rem group experienced less coughing, and less time was required for tracheal intubation when compared with the Dex group. No statistically significant differences were observed in the changes to the mean arterial pressure and heart rate at any time point between the two groups. Therefore, the current study demonstrated that the modified AFOI method is feasible and effective for difficult airway management, and that Dex and Rem exhibit similar efficacy as adjuvant therapies.

[Changes of hemodynamics and concentrations of nitric oxide, endothelin, prostacyclin, and thromboxane A2 during portal cavity clamping and opening in portal hypertensive canines].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes in systemic hemodynamics and their relations to the concentrations of nitric oxide, endothelin, prostacyclin, and thromboxane A2 after portal cavity clamping and opening in portal hypertensive canines. METHODS: Twelve canines were randomly divided into control group and model group, and partial ligation of the portal vein was performed in the model group. Portal cavity clamping and opening was performed 12 weeks later in the two groups. The hemodynamic parameters including cardiac output index (CI), heart rate (HR), mean artery blood pressure (MABP), central venous pressure (CVP), pulmonary arteriole wedge pressure (PAWP), and systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) were measured during the operation. Samples were obtained from the central vein at 3 time points during the operation for measuring NO, ET, PGI2, and TXA2. RESULTS: Portal vein ligation and portal cavity clamping produced obvious changes in the systemic circulation of the dogs, and the alteration was milder in the control group. After obstruction of the portal vein, the NO levels in systemic circulation in portal hypertensive dogs declined obviously, but gradually recovered the normal level after reperfusion. CONCLUSION: Systemic circulation undergoes significant alterations after portal vein obstruction, but its changes in portal hypertensive dogs are milder than those in the control group, the mechanism of which needs further investigation.