Facilitated insertion of a nasogastric tube in tracheal intubated patients using the GlideScope

Nasogastric Tube Placement- A Simple Yet Difficult Procedure- A Review

“…Use of the Glide Scope had a first-attempt insertion rate of NGT of around 85%. [25][26][27] The nasolaryngoscope was used by Boston AG et al 28 for inserting the NGT under direct visualisation with minimal trauma with the distal tip of the NGT being manipulated through a suture connecting the distal ends of NGT and the endoscope; however, this process needed active swallowing by the patient and is questionable in anaesthetised ones. The King Vision video-laryngoscope was used orally for guiding the NGT introduced through the nose through the piriform sinus or the oesophagus.…”

Use of the GlideScope for placement of a recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring endotracheal tube

“…Neuraxial blockade (ie, spinal and epidural anesthesia) with local anesthetics and/or opioids have been reported to induce priapism [1][2][3], particularly in patients undergoing urological procedures. However, there are reports describing the use of epidural anesthesia for the management of priapism in children with sickle cell anemia [4,5] and in an adult with renal failure who was taking antihypertensive medications [6]. It is unclear if epidural anesthesia would be beneficial in patients with priapism caused by the drugs used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction [7,8].…”

“…Others have reported the benefits of epidural anesthesia in patients with low-flow priapism (ie, sickle cell anemia and antihypertensive use). McHardy et al [5] and Labat and Dubosset [4] reported the management of priapism in patients with sickle cell anemia with epidural anesthesia. Corke and Watters [6] presented a case of priapism in a 20 year-old man with end-stage renal disease who was on dialysis.…”

“…Since its introduction, several studies have shown its effectiveness in intubation of both normal and difficult airways [1][2][3]. The GlideScope also has been used to assist in placement of nasogastric tubes and esophageal echocardiography probes [4,5].…”

Nasogastric tube insertion assisted with the AirwayScopeTM in a patient with cervical spine instability

“…3 Consistent with our report, a previous study documented that another video laryngoscope, GlideScope TM , successfully supported nasogastric tube insertion in surgical patients. 4 We propose that using the videolaryngoscope to facilitate a nasogastric tube insertion may be more critical in patients with cervical instability, and that this maneuver may be effective to detect points where tube insertion could be interrupted (arytenoids, cartilages, and piriform sinuses). 3 Conflicts of interest None declared.…”