Thermal injury to the tongue from an operative laryngoscope.

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Brian T McMullin,Joel H Blumin,Albert L Merati,Brian T McMullin,Joel H Blumin,Albert L Merati,

OBJECTIVE: To understand risk and possible mechanisms of thermal injury to the tongue during suspension laryngoscopy. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Tongue injury was noted following suspension laryngoscopy in a cluster of cases; the findings raised suspicion for thermal injury. To characterize the potential for thermal injury, a lighted laryngoscope was placed in contact with samples of tongue. Tissue heating was recorded over time at fixed distances from the light carrier within a laryngoscope. Comparisons were made between two light sources and carriers. RESULTS: Maximal tissue heating using a newer-model light source and new carrier was 16.7 degrees F immediately beneath the light carrier tip and 19.8 degrees F at 1 cm distal to the carrier tip. Other combinations of an older source and carriers failed to raise temperatures. Heating up to 10.7 degrees F occurred with the new source and an older carrier. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: Tissue heating may occur from contact with operative laryngoscopes. This is an important patient safety issue in laryngology.

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BT McMullin,JH Blumin,AL Merati,BT McMullin,JH Blumin,AL Merati,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official j

VOLUME: 137

Page Numbers: 798-802

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ISSN: 0194-5998

DAY: 30

MONTH: Nov

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Division of Laryngology and Professional Voice, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3522, USA.

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