Atlanta—Patient-controlled anesthesia for the upper airway can be an effective strategy to prepare patients for awake intubation, a recent study has found.
A 2% lidocaine “lollipop” helps patients cooperate using an easy, inexpensive and readily available means, the researchers said.
“We recognize this technique doesn’t ensure directed local anesthetic application and requires additional topicalization techniques,” said Kathryn Sparrow, MD, assistant professor