Transcript Endotracheal Intubation - Claire Simms, DVM VTI

Endotracheal Intubation
• Process in which an endotracheal tube is
placed through the glottis to the trachea.
• Done blindly in large animals
• May be helped by the use of a
laryngo________- an instrument that
helps to hold down epiglottis.
• Laryngo_________ –reflex commonly
seen in cats, when glottis is touched,
larynx slams shut.
Aspiration Pneumonia
• Inflammation of lung tissue due to
inhalation of foreign material
• OFTEN FATAL
• Causes (easier to prevent than to treat):
• _______ _________given too quickly
• ______________ procedure
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Animal loses gag reflex
Head at same level as stomach
Protect with endotracheal tube cuff
NPO 12 h before Sx
Laryngeal Hemiplegia (Roaring)
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Usually a congenital degeneration of the nerve that supplies the muscles that
tighten the arytenoid cartilage (usually left).
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At rest usually does not cause a problem
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When animal exercises, may result in obstruction of the _________ as it “flaps in
the wind” when the animal breathes, causing a roaring sound and _____________
intolerance.
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Common treatments include prosthetic laryngoplasty “tie back” or
ventriculectomy/cordectomy