Cuff Failure of Spiral-Filled Polyvinyl Chloride Endotracheal Tube Immediately after Tracheal Intubation Using a Channeled Videolaryngoscope (Pentax Airway Scope) by Koichi Nishikawa, Yoshihisa Fujita

“…We report on a case of mechanical damage to the spiral-filled polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube that occurred shortly after tracheal intubation using a channeled videolaryngoscope (Pentax airway scope). We also found this problem in two other cases among 350 neurosurgery patients over the past 5 years. …”
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Evaluation of a Novel Water-Based Automated Endoscope Cleaning Process Compared to Conventional Manual Cleaning for Reducing Duodenoscope Contaminatio by Koen van der Ploeg, Juliëtte A. Severin, Margreet C. Vos, Nicole S Erler, Adriana J.C. Bulkmans, Marco Bruno, Bibi C.G.C. Mason-Slingerland

“…From January 2024 to June 2024, the AquaTYPHOON system (AT) replaced manual cleaning. Cultures from Pentax ED34-i10T2 patient-ready duodenoscopes were collected. …”
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HALLAZGOS ENDOSCÓPICOS DE LAS VÍAS RESPIRATORIAS ALTAS EN EQUINOS DE LA POLICÍA METROPOLITANA DE MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA. by M.P. Arias, D. A. Zuluaga, C. Berrío, R. A. Giraldo, M. Escobar

“…Para ello se realizaron evaluaciones endoscópicas del tracto respiratorio anterior con un video-endoscopio Pentax™ ePM-3300, previa sedación con xilacina al 10% y maleato de acepromacina, ambos medicamentos a una dosis de 0,5 mg/kg de peso, a fin de examinar la cavidad nasal, la nasofaringe y las bolsas guturales. …”
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