RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A method for bronchoscopic evaluation of salivary aspiration in a disabled child JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP 424 OP 425 DO 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15b34.x VO 15 IS 2 A1 NJ Zurick A1 AJ Henderson A1 SC Langton-Hewer YR 2000 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/15/2/424.abstract AB Chronic aspiration is a cause of life-threatening respiratory complications and repeated hospital admissions, particularly in children with neurological disabilities. Determining the source of aspiration is important for optimizing treatment. This report describes a simple technique to demonstrate salivary aspiration during fibreoptic bronchoscopy. A child with a history of recurrent pneumonia was given methylene blue orally 2 h prior to fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Bronchoscopy was carried out through a laryngeal mask airway under inhalational anaesthesia. The stained saliva was seen to be pooling in the valleculae and then running down the trachea into the bronchi, confirming salivary aspiration.