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  • Title: Rat intubation. A method for safe and fast intubation of the rat trachea under direct vision.
    Author: Boersma FP, Wieringa RA.
    Journal: Anaesthesist; 1982 May; 31(5):239-40. PubMed ID: 7103031.
    Abstract:
    A method has been developed for the safe and rapid intubation of the rat trachea under direct vision. Rats are first anaesthesized with an oxygen/nitrous oxide/halothane mixture. A modified eyelid retractor and a curved bulldog artery clamp are used to keep the animal's mouth open and the tongue to the side. A laryngoscope, fashioned from a weighing spatula and a glassfibre cable which is connected to a cold light source, is used to bring the trachea in view. The trachea is then easily intubated with a suitable intravenous canula.
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