Detection of Tongue Edema Caused by Intubation Tube in Intensive Care Unit Patients by Ultrasonography
Detection of Tongue Edema Caused by Intubation Tube in Intensive Care Unit Patients by Ultrasonography
Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE. This study was aimed to detect TE, which may develop due to long-term pressure application of the intubation tube to the tongue, in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) who underwent endotracheal intubation by submental ultrasonography (USG) method.
Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE. This study was aimed to detect TE, which may develop due to long-term pressure application of the intubation tube to the tongue, in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) who underwent endotracheal intubation by submental ultrasonography (USG) method.
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients aged between 18-65 years Patients who underwent endotracheal intubation and were admitted to the intensive care unit on the 0th day of intubation and patients who underwent endotracheal intubation during follow-up in the intensive care unit and were followed up on a mechanical ventilator -
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 Patients who had a history of maxillofacial trauma, tongue surgery, head and neck malignancy, radiotherapy to the head and neck region, congenital anomalies of the tongue base and floor of the mouth Patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit due to allergy-anaphylaxis
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