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A Novel Rescue Technique for Difficult Intubation and Difficult Ventilation
Published on: January 17, 2011
Biointegrated ventilation tube: current status and new developments
Abstract:
The biointegrated (HydroxylVent) ventilation tube has been used over the past 3 years in a variety of clinical cases. The chief indication for its use is unresolving eustachian tube dysfunction and failure of more conventional medical and surgical therapy. The surgical technique and a postoperative management are described. New directions in clinical research include a larger lumen prosthesis and a compound prosthesis of hydroxylapatite with Teflon lining.
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