Objectives To provide an update to the 1999 French guidelines on “Muscle relaxants and
reversal in anaesthesia”, a consensus committee of sixteen experts was convened. A formal …

Selection and insertion of an endotracheal tube (ETT) of appropriate size for airway
management during general anesthesia in pediatric patients is very important. A very small …

Traditionally, uncuffed tubes were used in pediatric patients under 8 years in pursuit of
reducing the risk of postextubation stridor. Although computed tomography and magnetic …

BACKGROUND Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is a standard procedure, which should be
implemented in all patients with a risk of aspiration/regurgitation during anaesthesia …

Abstract Objective To provide French guidelines about" Airway management during
paediatric anaesthesia". Design A consensus committee of 17 experts from the French …

Deep neck infections are potentially dangerous complications of upper respiratory tract or
odontogenic infections. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and potential spreading …

Airway devices were first used in children since 1940 and thereafter an increasingly large
number of paediatric airway devices have come into our armamentarium. To control and …

Airway management continues to be an area of special interest for anaesthesiologists and
other specialists involved in child airway management, particularly in light of the high …

Background Ultrasonography has been used to predict the necessary endotracheal tube
(ETT) size by measuring the cricoid cartilage diameter. The aim of this study was to …

Background Identifying the cricothyroid membrane is an essential technical skill for front‐of‐
neck access procedures. Aims This study evaluated the usefulness of cricothyroid …