Double Barrel Nasal Trumpets to Prevent Upper Airway Obstruction after Nasal and Non-Nasal Surgery.
Macario CamachoJustin M WeiLauren K ReckleySungjin A SongPublished in: Anesthesiology research and practice (2018)
The Double Barrel Technique allows for a safe emergence from anesthesia in patients predisposed to upper airway obstruction (such as in obstructive sleep apnea and morbidly obese patients). To our knowledge, the Modified Double Barrel Technique is the first description for the use of nasal trumpets in patients who had nasal surgery and who have nasal splints in place.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- bariatric surgery
- obstructive sleep apnea
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- roux en y gastric bypass
- acute coronary syndrome
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation