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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 14, 321-325, Copyright © 1967 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Exfoliative Cytology of the Intubated Larynx in Children

OSCAR FARMATI M.D.1, J. R. QUINN M.D.2, and R. H. FENNELL JR. M.D.3

1 Department of Anesthesiology, and Clinical Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh.
2 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
3 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The study uses exfoliative cytology to document injury to the respiratory epithelium following endotracheal intubation in a series of 70 children. Ciliated columnar epithelial cells occurring in clumps or sheets were conspicuous following extubation as compared with smears obtained in a similar way preceding intubation. This was interpreted as evidence of unintentional trauma and indicates the vulnerability of respiratory epithelium.

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From the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.






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