Ricerc@Sapienza

Awake fiberoptic intubation (AFOI) is mandatory to manage dif- ficult airways. Superior laryngeal nerve block (SLNB) could reduce risks and improve patient comfort. The aim of this study is to assess the procedural comfort of SLNB during AFOI in a population of patients undergoing upper airway oncological surgery. Forty patients were randomized into two groups and were treated with continuous infusion of remifentanil, topic anesthesia and intercricoid block.

Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) is defined as the retrograde flow of stomach content to the upper aero-digestive structures, with an estimate incidence about 4-10% of the general population.(1). LPRD is used to describe the pathological condition caused by the reflux of gastric and/or duodenal juices to the larynx, oropharynx and/or nasopharynx, through the upper oesophagus sphincter (UES). The most frequent symptoms are dysphonia, chronic cough, sore throat, excess throat mucus and pharyngeus globous. Endoscopy