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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 2011
Case Reports[Double lumen tube insertion in awake patients through the AirTraq laryngoscope in 2 cases of expected difficult airway].
- E Salazar Herbozo, B Planas, F Ramasco, A Gómez Rice, and P Catalán.
- Servicio Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapia del Dolor, Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas, Almería. wilo.salazar@hotmail.com
- Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2011 May 1;58(5):315-7.
AbstractThe likelihood of difficult airway in thoracic surgery increases in the presence of associated cancer of the pharynx or larynx. The difficulty is greater when a double lumen tube must be inserted in these conditions, and various newly developed optical devices offer solutions for managing such cases. We report on 2 patients with expected difficult airway who were scheduled for lung resection. In both cases, intubation was accomplished through the AirTraq laryngoscope while the patient remained awake. Awake patient tolerance is facilitated by this laryngoscope, because the tube can be inserted without changing the position of the tongue or placing pressure on the vallecula.
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