[Difficult intubation: a prospective evaluation of the Mallampati and Wilson tests].

This prospective study aimed to evaluate in 849 patients the Mallampati and Wilson scores for predicting a difficult intubation. All scheduled patients were included. Induction and tracheal intubation were carried out as usual.

[Acute silicosis caused by intentional inhalation of scouring powder].

A case of acute silicosis due to intentional inhalation of the scouring powder Ajax in a female patient suffering a sickle-cell trait (30% of S haemoglobin) is reported. It consisted of an acute immuno-allergic pneumonitis with fever and a respiratory distress syndrome. It was associated with a severe biological inflammatory syndrome and immunological disturbances with circulating immune complexes and antinuclear antibodies.

Nosocomial maxillary sinusitis during mechanical ventilation: a prospective comparison of orotracheal versus the nasotracheal route for intubation.

Nosocomial maxillary sinusitis during mechanical ventilation may cause life-threatening complications in ICU patients. The aim of this prospective study was to compare the incidence of maxillary sinusitis according to the route of intubation. 111 consecutive adult patients (mean age: 53, mean SAPS: 12) were randomly assigned to receive either orotracheal (n = 53) or nasotracheal (n = 58) intubation.