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Securing a paediatric airway with a nasal sucker for laser surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2006

Hersad M Vaghela ,
Gareth Jones  and
Andrew A Moir
Hersad M Vaghela
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
Gareth Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
Andrew A Moir
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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Abstract

The administration of anaesthetic gases to an infant undergoing an endolaryngeal laser procedure can be difficult. We describe the use of a Magill's nasal sucker and an anaesthetic connector to maintain anaesthesia during laser surgery.

Keywords

LarynxChildAirway ObstructionLaser Surgery
Type
How I Do It
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 5 , May 2006 , pp. 405 - 407
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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