Tracheal foreign body after laser supraglottoplasty: A hidden but risky complication of an aluminum foil tape-wrapped endotracheal tube

A novel technique of non‐invasive ventilation: Pharyngeal oxygen with nose‐closure and abdominal‐compression—Aid for pediatric flexible bronchoscopy

“…Theoretically in order to conduct a rigorous study, higher‐risk patients should be randomized to either this NIV or an array of other supporting methods such as ET‐MV, rigid endoscope, or facemask‐NIV. The authors have been successfully using this technique without significant adverse events to aid FB for more than a decade in thousands of pediatric patients of various ages, BWs, with critical and complicated problems . Obviously, it seems to be unethical to conduct such studies again.…”

“…The authors have been successfully using this technique without significant adverse events to aid FB for more than a decade in thousands of pediatric patients of various ages, BWs, with critical and complicated problems. 22,23,[30][31][32] Obviously, it seems to be unethical to conduct such studies again. This NIV technique may also potentially provide benefits for other procedures requiring patient sedation or resuscitation.…”

“…Flexible video-bronchoscopes of various workinglengths (30,35, or 60 cm), preferably the short ones without inner channel, were introduced via the free nostril. Each FB session consisted of several scope insertions as indicated.…”

Comparison between rigid and flexible laser supraglottoplasty in the treatment of severe laryngomalacia in infants

“…After surgery, no significant episodes of aspiration were recorded in both groups. In the RE group, there were two infants whose wrapped foil paper were torn and lost in the tracheal lumen after the ET extubation [18]. Both were incidentally found during their first follow-up FE.…”

“…In addition, (5) the protective aluminum foil may easily be torn during procedural manipulations and lost in the trachea after extubation, two cases had been noted in our RE group. This life-threatening hazard happens after the laser procedure and may be difficult to recognize without a FE assist in time [18].…”