1994 Volume 43 Issue 1 Pages 33-35
Sometimes endo-tracheal intubation on rats is needed for experiments on the chest, but usually it is difficult. A new oral intubation technique on rats was developed. Under pentobarbital anesthesia, a tracheostomy was carried out, and a smooth coated guiding wire was inserted retrogradely up to the mouth. The tube was then inserted into the trachea from mouth along the guiding wire. This technique is applied to trachea transplantation, and subsequently reduced operative mortality markedly from 54 % to 2%
Proceedings of The Japanese Society of Animal Models for Human Diseases
Proceedings of The Japanese Association of Animal Models for Human Diseases
