She had a laryngoscopy and biopsy.
Direct laryngoscopy is done with the patient lying on his or her back.
In the general anaesthesia group this included minimising the hypertensive response to laryngoscopy through the use of intravenous lidocaine and nitroglycerin.
Minor complications are common after laryngoscopy and insertion of an orotracheal tube.
Atropine may be used to prevent a reflex bradycardia from vagal stimulation during laryngoscopy, especially in young children and infants.
It attenuates the stress-induced sympathoadrenal response seen with laryngoscopy and intubation.
Janeway was thus instrumental in popularizing the widespread use of direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in the practice of anesthesiology.
