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nasopharyngeal tube [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A soft rubber artificial airway inserted through the nose into the pharynx.

OBS

Also known as trumpets, nasopharyngeal airways are inserted through one nostril to create an air passage between the nose and the nasopharynx. The NPA is preferred to the OPA in conscious patients because it is better tolerated and less likely to induce a gag reflex. ... While nasopharyngeal airways are better tolerated than oropharyngeal airways in awake or lightly anesthetized patients, they are contraindicated in patients who are anticoagulated, patients with basilar skull fractures, patients with nasal infections and deformities as well as in children (because of risk of epistaxis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Correctement positionné, le tube nasopharyngé s'étend du nez au pharynx du patient. Le rebord du tube repose contre l'extérieur de la narine et son extrémité distale est située sur la base de la langue et le pharynx postérieur, prévenant ainsi une obstruction des voies aériennes par la langue. L'air passe autour et au travers du tube.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anesthesia and Recovery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
DEF

Tube destiné à être introduit dans le pharynx à travers le nez.

OBS

Extrait de la norme NF-S90-100 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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