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General Principles Of PositionCategory: POSITION OF THE PATIENT FOR PERORAL ENDOSCOPY Source: A Manual Of Peroral Endoscopy And Laryngeal Surgery As will be seen in Fig. 47 the trachea and esophagus are not horizontal in the thorax, but their long axes follow the curves of the cervical and dorsal spine. Therefore, if we are to bring the buccal cavity and pharynx in a straight line with the trachea and esophagus it will be found necessary to elevate the whole head above the plane of the table, and at the same time make extension at the occipito-atloid joint. By this maneuver the cervical spine is brought in line with the upper portion of the dorsal spine as shown in Fig. 55. It was formerly taught, and often in spite of my better knowledge I am still unconsciously prone to allow the head and cervical spine to assume a lower position than the plane of the table, the so-called Rose position. With the head so placed, it is impossible to enter the lower air or food passages with a rigid tube, as will be shown by a study of the radiograph shown in Fig. 49. Extension of the head on the occipito-atloid joint is for the purpose of freeing the tube from the teeth, and the amount required will vary with the degree to which the mouth can be opened. Whether the head be extended, flexed, or kept mid-way, the fundamental principle in the introduction of all endoscopic tubes is the anterior placing of the cervical spine and the high elevation of the head. The esophagus, just behind the heart, turns ventrally and to the left. In order to pass a rigid tube through this ventral curve the dorsal spine is now extended by lowering the head and shoulders below the plane of the table. This will be further explained in the chapter on esophagoscopy. In all of these procedures, the nose of the patient should be directed toward the zenith, and the assistant should prevent rotation of the head as well as prevent lowering of the head. The patient should be urged as follows: Don't hold yourself so rigid. Let your head and neck go loose. Let your head rest in my hand. Don't try to hold it. Let me hold it. Relax. Don't raise your chest. [FIG. 47.--Schematic illustration of normal position of the intra-thoracic trachea and esophagus and also of the entire trachea when the patient is in the correct position for peroral bronchoscopy. When the head is thrown backward (as in the Rose position) the anterior convexity of the cervical spine is transmitted to the trachea and esophagus and their axes deviated. The anterior deviation of the lower third of the esophagus shows the anatomical basis for the high low position for esophagoscopy] [FIG. 48.--Correct position of the cervical spine for esophagoscopy and bronchoscopy. (Illustration reproduced from author's article Jour. Am. Med. Assoc., Sept. 25, 1909)] [FIG. 49.--Curved position of the cervical spine, with anterior convexity, in the Rose position, rendering esophagoscopy and bronchoscopy difficult or impossible. The devious course of the pharynx, larynx and trachea are plainly visible. The extension is incorrectly imparted to the whole cervical spine instead of only to the occipito-atloid joint. This is the usual and very faulty conception of the extended position. (Illustration reproduced from author's article, Jour. Am. Med. Assoc., Sept. 25, 1909.)] [76] For direct laryngoscopy the patient's head is raised above the plane of the table by the first assistant, who stands to the right of the patient, holding the bite block on his right thumb inserted in the left corner of the patient's mouth, while his extended right hand lies along the left side of the patient's cheek and head, and prevents rotation. His left hand, placed under the patient's occiput, elevates the head and maintains the desired degree of extension at the occipito-atloid joint (Fig. 50). [FIG 50.--Direct laryngoscopy, recumbent patient. The second assistant is sitting holding the head in the Boyce position, his left forearm on his left thigh his left foot on a stool whose top is 65 cm. lower than the table-top. His left hand is on the patient's sterile-covered scalp, the thumb on the forehead, the fingers under the occiput, making forced extension. The right forearm passes under the neck of the patient, so that the index finger of the right hand holds the bite-block in the left corner of the patient's mouth. The fingers of the operator's right hand pulls the upper lip out of all danger of getting pinched between the teeth and the laryngoscope. This is a precaution of the utmost importance and the trained habit of doing it must be developed by the peroral endoscopist.] Next: Position For Bronchoscopy And Esophagoscopy Previous: Bronchoscopic Oxygen Insufflation
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