The next evolution was the Combitube Airway. It was a big improvement over the EOA for two reasons. First, it used an oropharyngeal balloon inside the mouth instead of a facemask outside of the mouth.

Adding an oropharyngeal airway can help depress the tongue to the floor of the mouth in the unconscious patient without a gag reflex; a nasopharyngeal airway can maintain an open passageway ...

A study was undertaken to determine the oropharyngeal carrier state of potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPM) and the magnitude of colonisation and infection rates of the lower airways with these ...

Further research has explored the three-dimensional effects of functional appliances like the Bionator and Forsus on oropharyngeal airway volume. Although no significant differences were found ...

Consider lipoma in the differential diagnosis of lesions of the vallecula. Careful assessment and consideration of awake fibreoptic intubation is essential for large oropharyngeal lesions in order to ...

A 17-year-old man was admitted to Accident & Emergency out of hours with unilateral tonsillar enlargement covering more than 75% of his oropharyngeal inlet ... leading to near complete airway ...

Researchers in the Robert Greenberg Lab examine anesthesiology and critical care-related topics that include critical airway management, non-invasive fetal monitoring, neural blockade monitoring, ...

Begin with 3-mL thin liquid barium Thin liquid may reveal airway protection issue sooner ... treatment strategies or to remember that oropharyngeal and esophageal stage dysfunctions may coexist ...

Exclusion criteria were: expected difficult airway, mouth opening <3 cm, thyroid distance <6.5 cm and failure to insert a SAD, oropharyngeal lesions, cardiopulmonary disease, cervical spine fracture ...