Atropine may be used to prevent a reflex bradycardia from vagal stimulation during laryngoscopy, especially in young children and infants.
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In the prehospital emergency setting, digital intubation may be necessitated if the patient is in a position that makes direct laryngoscopy impossible.
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Lidocaine is also theorized to blunt a rise in intracranial pressure during laryngoscopy, although this remains controversial and its use varies greatly.
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However, these devices require a different skill set than that employed for conventional laryngoscopy and are expensive to purchase, maintain and repair.
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Based on the results of the laryngoscopy, Reinke's edema can be classified using a standardized system set in place by Yonekawa.
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The tracheal tube exchanger is a hollow catheter, in length, that can be used for removal and replacement of tracheal tubes without the need for laryngoscopy.
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In 1913, Chevalier Jackson was the first to report a high rate of success for the use of direct laryngoscopy as a means to intubate the trachea.
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The most effective diagnostic strategy is to perform laryngoscopy during an episode, at which time abnormal movement of the cords, if present, can be observed.
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Between 1945 and 1952, upper GI endoscopy, this device was first used for laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation by Peter Murphy, an English anesthetist, in 1967.
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Kirstein performed the first direct laryngoscopy in Berlin, using an esophagoscope he had modified for this purpose; he called this device an " autoscope ".
