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Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan · Dec 2010
Case ReportsPentax-airway scope for tracheal intubation breaks through the limitation of neck motion in an ankylosing spondylitis patient wearing halo vest--a case report.
- Wei-Chun Cheng, Jimmy-Ong, Chia-Ling Lee, Cing-Hong Lan, Tsung-Ying Chen, and Hsien-Yong Lai.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2010 Dec 1;48(4):180-1.
AbstractThe Airway Scope (AWS) provides better glottic view than the conventional direct laryngoscopy in tracheal intubation. With it, the endotracheal tube can be more easily inserted into the tracheal lumen easily. We hereby presented a 24-year-old ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patient wearing a halo vest who was successfully intubated for undergoing cervical spine surgery involving C1 and C2 under general anesthesia. Pre-operative airway assessment revealed that he was a case of difficult intubation. An AWS was used for oral tracheal intubation which was achieved smoothly in the first attempt. AWS can be an alternative device for airway management in a patient wearing halo vest.
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