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Revision as of 18:01, 12 February 2023
, 1 year ago→Anaesthetic technique
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Options include: | Options include: | ||
:• Leave the LMA in situ | :• Leave the LMA <i>in situ</i> | ||
:• Use a long tracheal tube (croup tube) | :• Use a long tracheal tube (croup tube) | ||
:• Fix two tracheal tubes together over the FOB; the LMA may be withdrawn over the tracheal tubes. | :• Fix two tracheal tubes together over the FOB; the LMA may be withdrawn over the tracheal tubes. | ||
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<i>Tracheostomy</i> | <i>Tracheostomy</i> | ||
A tracheostomy should be performed by an experienced practitioner, | A tracheostomy should be performed by an experienced practitioner, | ||
normally an ENT surgeon. Inhalational anaesthesia or small | normally an ENT surgeon. Inhalational anaesthesia or small | ||